Coquimbo

Coquimbo is a city in the Región de Coquimbo in miniature north of the South American Andean country Chile. It has 161 319 inhabitants (as of 2005).

Geography

Coquimbo lies in a valley, about 10 km south of the regional capital city of La Serena and about 400 km north of Santiago.

The temperatures vary Coquimbos an annual average of almost 14 ° C, there is little rain.

History

The natural port of Coquimbo was taken in 1550 under Pedro de Valdivia from Spain.

Due to the gold and copper industry in the region of the port of the city grew by 1840 into a major export port. Over time, many Europeans, especially coming from England settled, in Coquimbo.

Coquimbo in 1867 he obtained the recognition as a city.

Attractions

In the harbor, two shipwrecks.

Monumental and visible from anywhere 92 -meter monument is the cross of the third millennium on the highest mountain of the city. Coquimbo is also a place of pilgrimage.

Nearby is the town of Los Vilos. From there you can visit the nearby island of La Reine.

Economy

The port of the city plays a significant role as an export port, particularly fruit. In the region of vineyards.

Also, tourism has taken hold in the city.

The city is located on the Panamerican Highway.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • William Foxwell Albright, American archeologist and orientalist
  • Carlos Carmona, footballer

The famous Polish geologist Ignacy Domeyko was a professor at the Institute minerals Colegio de Coquimbo, Coquimbo (La Serena ) and later at the University of Santiago de Chile ( Universidad de Chile). Here he was rector of ( 1867-1883 ).

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