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Chillán
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Chil·lán  (ch-yän)
A city of central Chile east-northeast of Concepción. Founded in the 16th century, it was twice destroyed by earthquakes (1835 and 1939). Population: 148,000.

Chillán (Spanish) [tʃiˈʎan]
n
(Placename) a city in central Chile. Pop.: 162 969 (1999 est.)


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Ricardo Carrasco Stuparich is an independent photographer based in Chillan, Chile, and a past contributor to Americas.
Jan 24, 1939: Earthquake in Chillan, Chile, killed 28,000.
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