Maipo
Proper noun
Meaning
A province in Santiago metropolitan region, Chile.
A town in Buin commune, Maipo province, Chile.
A volcano in the Andes, on the border between Chile and Argentina.
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Examples
The Cordillera between Chile and Argentina was visited by Paul Güssfeldt in 1883, who ascended the volcano Maipo (convert) and attempted to climb the tallest mountain in the Americas, Aconcagua (convert) that same year but was unsuccessful.
In the Maipo Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon wines are characterized by their pervasive blackcurrant fruit and an earthy, dusty note.
The Spanish army gained new victories in 1818 and headed for Santiago, but their march was definitively halted on the plains of the Maipo River, during the Battle of Maipú on 5 April 1818.
The Maipo river is the primary source of water for millions of residents in the Santiago metropolitan and the Valparaiso region of Chile.