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    12 Feb - Santiago, Chile, is founded

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    Santiago, Chile, is Founded

    12 Feb - Santiago, Chile, is founded Santiago_en_invierno
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    Santiago is the capital and the largest city of Chile.  Just months after it was founded on the banks of the Mapocho River by Spanish conquistadors, the settlement was nearly wiped out by the indigenous Mapuche peoples.  Today, it is one of the larget cities in South America, having survived the 1647 earthquake that levelled the city, frequent flooding from the Mapocho, and a number of other calamities.  What meteorological phenomenon traps smog in the city?   More...



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