El Quisco

El Quisco


El Quisco
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 33°23′28.71″S 71°41′34.58″W / 33.3913083°S 71.6929389°W / -33.3913083; -71.6929389
CountryChile
RegionValparaíso
ProvinceSan Antonio
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  AlcaldeJosé Antonio Jofré
Area
  Total
50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)
  Total
11,329
  Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
  Urban
8,931
  Rural
536
Sex
  Men4,815
  Women4,652
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
Websitewww.elquisco.cl

El Quisco is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located in the country's central coast, it serves as a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago and forms part of the Coast of Poets, a cultural space named after four Chilean poets: Pablo Neruda, Vicente Huidobro, Violeta Parra and Nicanor Parra. El Quisco is home to La Casa de Isla Negra, the former house of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, which is now a museum and Neruda's burial site.