''El Rancagüino'' is a
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
an
newspaper
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, based on
Rancagua
Rancagua () is a city and commune in central Chile and part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago.
It was originally named Sa ...
. It was founded on 16 August 1915 under the name of ''La Semana'' ("The Week"). It is distributed in the thirty-three
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of
O'Higgins Region
The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region (, ), often shortened to O'Higgins Region (), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquel ...
. The newspaper is member of the National Press Association, and an active member of the
Inter-American Press Society
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.
References
External links
El Rancagüino
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Newspapers published in Chile
Newspapers established in 1915
Mass media in Rancagua