• Petorca is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of 1,516.6 km2 (586 sq mi). Since 2010...
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    Petorca Province (Spanish: Provincia de Petorca) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of...
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  • The Petorca River is a river of Chile. The catchment of Petorca River has been the subject of a severe drought the last decades. Lorena Donaire of the...
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    Petorca in Chile has experienced a drought as part of the Chilean water crisis since 2010. It is the longest and most intense drought in the area in the...
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  • Protection”, is an organization formed in Chile out of the Province of Petorca. The organization was created in 2010 as a response to increased water...
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     Chile Named for Valparaíso de Arriba, Spain Capital Valparaíso Provinces Petorca, Los Andes, San Felipe de Aconcagua, Quillota, Quilpué, Valparaíso, San...
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    Manuel Montt (category People from Petorca)
    twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861. Montt was born in Petorca, Valparaíso Region, the son of Catalan immigrants. His family was very...
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  • 2020–2023 North American drought Drought in Chile Chilean water crisis Petorca water crisis (2010–present) Drought in Uruguay (2020–present) 2022-2023...
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    Zapallar (category Populated places in Petorca Province)
    Zapallar is a commune and a town located in Chile's Petorca Province, a part of the Valparaíso Region. It covers 288 km2 (111 square miles) of land. Zapallar...
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    During the Petorca water crisis, it was found in 2011 that large agricultural companies were stealing water from water outlets of the Petorca River. The...
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    La Ligua (category Populated places in Petorca Province)
    pronunciation: [la ˈliɣwa]) is a city and commune that is the capital of Petorca Province in the Valparaíso Region. It is known for its textile manufacturing...
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    e < Communes and municipalities in Valparaíso Region > Petorca Cabildo La Ligua Papudo Petorca Zapallar Los Andes Calle Larga Los Andes Rinconada San...
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  • again elected Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party, representing Petorca, in 1837, joining, this time, the Standing Committee on Law and Justice...
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    and red. Mapuche communities in the southern Diaguita lands – that is Petorca, La Ligua, Combarbalá and Choapa – may be rooted in pre-Hispanic times...
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    Reserve had affected 480 hectares (1,200 acres). By 9:00 p.m., Los Andes, Petorca, Quillota, San Antonio and San Felipe de Aconcagua provinces were also...
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  • provinces), Coquimbo (El Qui, Limari, and Choapa provinces), Valparaiso (Petorca and Los Andes provinces), Santiago (Santiago Province), O'Higgins (Cachapoal...
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  • caused severe damage over a wide area, Valparaíso, Coquimbo, Illapel, Petorca and Tiltil were all affected. The parish church in La Serena was destroyed...
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  • activist focused on issues of water access in the Chilean Province of Petorca, in the Valparaíso Region. Currently, she works as President of a drinking...
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    294 39,219 45,061 link Olmué 232 14,105 15,897 link Petorca Zapallar 288 5,659 6,185 link Petorca 1,517 9,440 10,294 link Papudo 166 4,608 5,242 link...
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    Ingenio" and others of the same size (both in Cuyo, beyond the Andes, and in Petorca), and minor properties near the mountains in the suburbs of Santiago (the...
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    Constitution of 1833. After a defeat by government forces in the Battle of Petorca, the city was besieged. The uprising in Concepción, by contrast, had little...
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    La Cruz, La Ligua, Nogales, Papudo, Petorca, Puchuncaví, Quillota, Quintero and Zapallar) Governor of Petorca Province In office 11 March 2014 – 11...
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    remains were buried in the cemetery of a spa located in the province of Petorca, 80 kilometers from Valparaíso. In 2009, his daughter, Pilar Donoso, published...
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    and like those of the northern portion of the Valparaíso Region (namely: Petorca, La Ligua and Aconcagua), are used to irrigate a much larger area of cultivated...
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    Andes Los Andes 4 3,054,1 91,683 Marga Marga Quilpué 4 1,159.0 277,525 Petorca La Ligua 6 4,588.9 70,610 Quillota Quillota 5 1,113.1 175,917 San Antonio...
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  • Maipo, Aconcagua and Petorca Rivers basins...
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    Los Vilos Canela Valparaíso Region Valparaíso Petorca La Ligua La Ligua Cabildo Zapallar Papudo Petorca Los Andes Los Andes Los Andes San Esteban Calle...
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  • by which legislative elections were called, and he was elected MP for Petorca, a position he was reelected in 1822 and 1823. In the elections of 1824...
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    regions: the "Autonomous Region of Aconcagua" within the current provinces of Petorca, San Felipe, and Los Andes (part of the Valparaíso Region) and the "Autonomous...
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  • Cabildo, Chile (category Populated places in Petorca Province)
    Cabildo is a Chilean city and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of 1,455.3 km2 (562 sq mi). According...
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