Vicuña, Chile

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Vicuña, Chile is a small city in the Elqui Valley of northern Chile, best known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning poet Gabriela Mistral and for its clear skies and pisco production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
birthplaceOf Gabriela Mistral
climate semi-arid climate
continent South America
country Chile
distanceFrom approximately 60 km east of La Serena
elevation approximately 620 metres
governmentType municipality
hasAgriculturalProduct avocados
citrus fruits
grapes
papayas
hasDemonym vicuñense
hasFestival Fiesta de la Vendimia (grape harvest festival)
hasHeritage Gabriela Mistral’s birthplace
hasMuseum Museo Gabriela Mistral de Vicuña
hasNearbyReservoir Puclaro Reservoir
hasObservatory Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (nearby)
Gemini South Observatory (nearby)
Mamalluca Observatory
hasRelief Andean foothills
hasTourismType astrotourism
cultural tourism
enotourism
knownFor Gabriela Mistral Museum
astronomical tourism
birthplace of Gabriela Mistral
clear skies
pisco production
wine production
language Spanish
leaderTitle alcalde
locatedIn Coquimbo Region
Elqui Province
Elqui Valley
northern Chile
locatedOnRiver Elqui River
namedAfter La Virgen de las Viñas
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Chile’s Norte Chico
postalCodeType Chilean postal code
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
pisco industry
tourism
regionCapitalOf Elqui Valley wine and pisco area
timeZone Chile Standard Time
timeZoneDST Chile Summer Time

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Gabriela Mistral placeOfBirth Vicuña, Chile