Osorno, Chile

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Osorno is a city and commune in southern Chile. It is the capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475 as of the 2002 census. It is 945 kilometres (587 mi) south of the national capital of Santiago, 105 kilometres (65 mi) north of the regional capital of Puerto Montt and 260 kilometres (160 mi) west of the Argentine city of San Carlos de Bariloche, connected via International Route 215 through the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass.

Osorio is at the confluence of Rahue and Damas River. It is the main service centre of agriculture and cattle farming in the northern Los Lagos Region. The city's cultrual heritage has Spanish, Huilliche and German influences.

Osorno, Chile Media

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  Gen. Ambrosio O'Higgins, founder and Marquis of Osorno

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  Fort Reina Luisa: it was designed and built by the Captain of the Royal Engineers Manuel Olaguer Feliú.

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  Cattle grazing outside Osorno.

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  Osorno's Main Square and Cathedral

Other websites

• (in Spanish) Municipality of Osorno
• (in Spanish) OsornoChile.Net Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine - Information and Pictures of Osorno
• Osorno on Google Maps