El Quisco
El Quisco is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located in the country's central coast, it serves as a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago and forms part of the Coast of Poets, a cultural space named after four world-renowned Chilean poets: Pablo Neruda, Vicente Huidobro, Violeta Parra and Nicanor Parra. El Quisco is home to La Casa de Isla Negra, the former house of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, which is now a museum and Neruda's burial site.
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Coat of arms El Quisco Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′28.71″S 71°41′34.58″W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | San Antonio |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Natalia Carrasco Pizarro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
| • Total | 11,329 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,931 |
| • Rural | 536 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 4,815 |
| • Women | 4,652 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Website | www |
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