"San José de Maipo" Town

San José de Maipo, the capital city of the commune, is 967 meters of height over sea level; it is located at south west from Santiago. It was founded by the Viceroy of Peru, Ambrosio O'Higgins on July 16, 1792, the King ordered to build it as a base for the workers exploiting the silver mine called San Pedro Nolasco.

During our independence period, San José de Maipo was a come and go passing for the Chilean patriots of the Liberation Army which was being formed at Argentina.

Nowadays, San José de Maipo is the center of several public services for education and health, it is the hart of the zone, it has a wide variety of businesses of several kinds.

It is an ideal zone for people fond of sightseeing and hiking, taking pictures, mountaineering, and fishing, it has all what's necessary to make it a special area for resting and for pleasing the ones who like nature and fresh air.

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