A City A Day

Ciudad del Este  ( Spanish  for  City of the East ) is the second largest city in  Paraguay  and capital of the  Alto Paraná Department , situated on the  Rio Paraná . As of 2008 its population was of 320,782. Founded in 1957, it was originally called  Puerto  Flor de Lis , then until 1989  Puerto Presidente Stroessner , after  Alfredo Stroessner . The city is the seat of the  Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este . CDE was, according to Forbes, the third commercial city in the world between 1990 and 2002. [ citation needed ]  The city is the headquarters of the company that operates the nearby  Itaipu Dam . [ citation needed ]  The city's economy (and  Paraguay's economy  as well) relies heavily on the mood of the  Brazilian economy , as 95% of Paraguay's share of the energy generated by the  Itaipu Dam  is sold to Brazil (for US$300 million), and that every day many Brazilia...

Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción  ( Spanish pronunciation:  [asunˈsjon] ,  Guarani :  Paraguay ) is the  capital and largest city of  Paraguay . The  Ciudad de Asunción  is an autonomous capital district not part of any  department . The  metropolitan area , called  Gran Asunción , includes the cities of  San Lorenzo ,  Fernando de la Mora ,  Lambaré ,  Luque ,  Mariano Roque Alonso ,  Ñemby ,  San Antonio ,  Limpio ,  Capiatá  and  Villa Elisa , which are part of the  Central Department . The Asunción metropolitan area has more than 2  million  inhabitants. The Municipality of Asunción is listed on the Asunción Stock Exchange , as  BVPASA :  MUA , a unique feature of any city. It is the home of the national government, principal port, and the chief industrial and cultural centre of the country.

Arica  is a  commune  and a port city with a population of 196,590 in the  Arica Province  of northern  Chile 's  Arica y Parinacota Region . It is Chile's northernmost city, being located only 18 km (11 mi) south of the border with  Peru . The city is the  capital of both the Arica Province and the Arica and Parinacota Region. Arica is located at the bend of South America's western coast known as the Arica Bend or Arica Elbow. At the location of the city two lush valleys that dissect the  Atacama Desert converge:  Azapa  and  Lluta . These valleys provides fruit for export. [3] Arica is an important port for a large inland region of South America. The city serves a  free port  for Bolivia and manages substantial part of that country's trade. [3]  In addition it is the end station of the Bolivian  oil pipeline  beginning in  Oruro . [3]  The city's strategic position is ...

Temuco  is a  city  and  commune ,  capital  of the  Cautín Province  and of the  Araucanía Region  in southern  Chile . The city is located 670 kilometres (416 miles) south of  Santiago  at the heart of the modern Araucanía Region and  historic Araucanía —the land of the  Mapuche  who  resisted Spanish conquest . Temuco was founded by Chilean military in Mapuche territory 1881 during the  occupation of Araucanía  and grew quickly into one of Chile's main cities. Temuco grew as a consequence of the livestock, wheat and forestry boom that its surrounding countryside experienced between 1890 up to the 1940s. Nobel Poets  Gabriela Mistral  and  Pablo Neruda  both lived in Temuco for some time. Temuco's central place in Araucanía with easy access to the Andean valleys and the coast makes it a hub for agricultural, livestock and forestry operations as well as communi...

La Serena  is a  city  and  commune  in northern  Chile , capital of the  Coquimbo Region . Founded in 1544, it is the country's second oldest city after the national capital,  Santiago , located 471 km (293 miles) to the south. [3]  It has a communal population of 190,716 (2006 projection, and 400,000 for the  Greater La Serena ) area, the country's fourth largest conurbation  (pop. 300,000, 2002 census), which includes nearby  Coquimbo  with an area of 1,892.80 square kilometres (730.81 sq mi). It is one of the fastest-growing areas of Chile, witnessing a population increase of 32.6% between 1992 and 2002. The city is an important tourist destination, especially during the summer, where people go to visit the beaches. It is in the headquarters of the  University of La Serena  and also is home to the  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena , one of five Catholic Archdioceses of the C...

Valparaíso  ( / ˌ v æ l p ə ˈ r aɪ z oʊ / ,  Spanish:  [balpaɾaˈiso] ) is a city, port, and  commune  of  Chile , center of its third largest conurbation  ( Greater Valparaíso ). It is located 69.5 miles (111.8 km) northwest of  Santiago [3]  and is one of the country's most important seaports. The city is the capital of the  Valparaíso Province  and the  Valparaíso Region . Although Santiago is Chile's official capital, the  National Congress of Chile  meets in Valparaíso since 1990. Valparaíso played a very important geopolitical role in the second half of the 19th century, when the city served as a major stopover for ships traveling between the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  oceans by crossing the  Straits of Magellan . Always a magnet for European immigrants, Valparaíso mushroomed during its golden age, when the city was known by international sailors as “Little  San Francisco ...

Antofagasta  ( Spanish pronunciation:  [antofaˈɣasta]  (   listen ) ) is a  port city  in northern  Chile , about 1,100 kilometres (700 mi) north of  Santiago . It is the capital of  Antofagasta Province  and  Antofagasta Region . According to the 2012 census, the  city has a population of 345,420. [4] The city of Antofagasta is closely linked to mining activity, being a major mining area of the country. The last decade has been a steady growth in the areas of construction, retail, hotel accommodations, population growth, and remarkable skyline development. Antofagasta has the highest  GDP per capita  of Chile, 37.000 USD and the 3rd place for  Human Development Index  just after Metropolitana de Santiago Region  and  Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region . [5]

Concepción  (   pronunciation   ( help · info ) ) is a  Chilean  city and  commune  belonging to the  metropolitan area  of Greater Concepción , its one of the largest urban conurbations of Chile. [2]  The town of Concepcion has a significant impact on domestic trade [3]  being part of the region with most industrialization of the country [4]  and politically it has the second majority of representatives in the  National Congress of Chile . [5]  Its location is in the called  Zona Centro Sur  (Central South Zone), in the geographic center of the country, [6]  and it is the capital of the  Concepción Province and  VIII Bío Bío Region . Greater Concepción  ( Gran Concepción , including  Talcahuano ,  San Pedro de la Paz ,  Hualpén ,  Chiguayante ,  Penco , Tomé ,  Lota ,  Coronel ,  Hualqui  and Concepción) is the second-largest  con...

Santiago  ( Spanish pronunciation:  [san̪ˈtja.ɣo] ), also  Santiago de Chile   [san̪ˈtja.ɣo ðe ˈtʃi.le]  (   listen ) , is the  capital  of Chile  and the center of its largest  conurbation . It is located in the country's  central valley , at an elevation of 520 m (1,706 ft)  above mean sea level . Founded in 1541, Santiago has been the capital city since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing  Mapocho River , lined by parks such as  Parque Forestal . Mountains of the  Andes  chain can be seen from most points in the city. These mountains contribute to a considerable smog problem, particularly during winter. The city outskirts are surrounded by vineyards, and Santiago is within a few hour...

Salta  is a city located in the  Lerma Valley , at 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level in the north west part of  Argentina  and it is also the name for the capital city of the  Salta Province . Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 619,000 inhabitants, which makes it the second most populated city in the northwest of the country. Within Argentina, Salta is the city which has preserved its colonial architecture the best.

Mar del Plata  is an  Argentine  city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, 400 km (249 mi) south of  Buenos Aires . Mar del Plata is the second largest city of  Buenos Aires Province . The name "Mar del Plata" has the meaning of "sea of the  Plate region " or "adjoining sea to the (River) Plate region". [1]  Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina. With a population of 614,350 as per the 2010  census   [ INDEC ] , it is the 7th largest city in Argentina .

La Plata  ( The Silver ) is the capital city of the  Province  of  Buenos Aires ,  Argentina , and of the  partido  de  La Plata . According to the 2001  census   [ INDEC ] , has a population of 740,369 and its  metropolitan area  has 894,253 inhabitants. La Plata was planned and developed to serve as the provincial capital after the city of  Buenos Aires  was  federalized  in 1880, and it was officially founded by Governor  Dardo Rocha  on 19 November 1882. Its construction is fully documented in photographs by Tomás Bradley Sutton. [1]  La Plata was renamed  Eva Perón City  ( Ciudad Eva Perón ) between 1952 and 1955. The city is home to two important  football (soccer)  teams:  Estudiantes de La Plata , that play in the  first division , and  Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata ,who just ascended back to  first division .

Mendoza  ( locally:  [menˈdosa] ) is the capital city of  Mendoza Province , in  Argentina . It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the  Andes . As of the 2010  census   [ INDEC ] , Mendoza's population was 115 041. The metropolitan population was 1 055 679 in 2010, making  Greater Mendoza  the fourth largest census metropolitan area in the country. Ruta Nacional 7 , the major road running between  Buenos Aires  and  Santiago , runs through Mendoza. The city is a frequent stopover for climbers on their way to  Aconcagua  (the highest mountain in the Western and Southern Hemispheres) and for adventure travelers  interested in  mountaineering ,  hiking ,  horseback riding ,  rafting , and other sports. In the winter,  skiers come to the city for its easy access to the  Andes . Two of the mai...