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San Fernando, Chile

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Some major attractions in and around San Fernando include Casa Silva, a hotel, vineyard, and winery. Hacienda Los Lingues, a traditional chilean-style, colonial home of an hacienda "patrón" or owner that has been turned into a hotel and restaurant. The hacienda offers horseback riding adventures into
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San Fernando is located at the northern tip of Chile's Colchagua Valley. This region is popularly known as the heart of chilean agriculture. Here you can find the "wine route" which will take visitors on a journey from San Fernando to Santa Cruz, visiting some of Chile's most traditional vineyards.
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San Fernando is also the point of departure to begin a trip to "Las Termas Del Flaco" (The thermal baths of Flaco). Flaco can be reached by travelling east of ruta 5 on the road to Puente Negro. "Las Termas" baths are open from mid-December to April and are located in an area famous for its large
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Most major producers of fresh fruit for export are located in and around San Fernando. These include: Frusan, Unifruti, and Agricola Panagro. Within the orchards and farms of the region one can find almost every type of fresh produce; from citrus to premium quality fresh cherries.
493:, San Fernando spans an area of 2,441.3 km (943 sq mi) and has 73,973 inhabitants (36,077 men and 37,896 women). The population grew by 16.1% (11,881 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses. 1178: 441:, thanks to its location at the heart of the country. The surrounding area yields wheat, forage crops, rice, legumes and grapes. There is also a brand of 1468: 948: 122: 1458: 1453: 1171: 1089: 1049: 72: 1164: 1024: 1463: 1002: 490: 425:) in a fertile valley, San Fernando sits 339 m (1,112 feet) above sea level. Founded in 1742, it became the provincial 43: 62: 522: 502: 1148: 1187: 1142: 1448: 1294: 936: 378: 249: 154: 1096: 30: 1313: 518: 87: 1053: 517:
elected every four years. The current administration is run by Pablo Silva Pérez (right-wing
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The capital of the Province of Colchagua, Chile"  330: 1401: 1396: 1386: 1381: 1326: 1277: 1250: 1230: 1220: 474: 454: 391: 1210: 299: 1255: 1245: 1215: 486: 477:, a type of native parrot, and fossilized dinosaur footprints. 1376: 1260: 538: 510: 438: 410: 356: 335: 243: 166: 161: 413:, and the second most populated urban center of the 1156: 1135: 1440: 77:Map of San Fernando commune in O'Higgins Region 1172: 501:As a commune, San Fernando is a third-level 1087: 1179: 1165: 1469:1742 establishments in the Spanish Empire 1088:Hajek, Ernst; Castri, Francesco (1975). 966: 265:2,441.3 km (942.6 sq mi) 1459:Populated places in Colchagua Province 1441: 1160: 997: 995: 993: 991: 1454:Populated places established in 1742 1052:. WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from 1027:. WorldTimeZones.org. 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City
Commune
San Fernando's central plaza.
Coat of arms
Map of San Fernando commune in O'Higgins Region
Location in Chile
34°35′S 70°59′W / 34.583°S 70.983°W / -34.583; -70.983
Country
Chile
Chile
Region
O'Higgins Region
O'Higgins
Province
Colchagua Province
Colchagua
Municipality
mayor
Independent
Demonym
Time zone
UTC-4
CLT
DST
UTC-3
CLST
Area code
Official website
Colchagua
Chile

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