• 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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    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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  • 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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    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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     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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    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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    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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  • 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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