Santa Cruz (Chile)
 
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Santa Cruz is a city in Chile . It has 32,000 inhabitants (as of 2005) and is located in the province of Colchagua . This is in the Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins .
Geography and climate
Santa Cruz is located on the Estero Chimbarongo River, around 181 km south of the capital Santiago and 41 km west of San Fernando , on the way to the Pacific beach and surfer's paradise Pichilemu .
The city is supplied with water by the Río Tinguiririca and the Lago Rapel reservoir .
The average temperature in the year is 14 ° C. The amount of rain is 500 mm / year.
history
Santa Cruz Commune was founded on December 22, 1891. The city was founded in 1906.
Attractions
5 km southwest of Santa Cruz is a large stone virgin figure, the Mirador de la Virgen . There is a great wine route, the Ruta del Vino , which goes around Santa Cruz and San Fernando.
economy
In the area around Santa Cruz, the focus is on growing wine and fruit.
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Coordinates: 34 ° 38 ′ S , 71 ° 22 ′ W