Pisco Elqui 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 village (''pueblo'') in the commune of
Paihuano,
Elqui Province
Elqui Province () is a province in the Chilean region of Coquimbo (IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo.
Geography and demography
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (''INE''), the province spans a ...
,
Coquimbo Region. It is located in the
Elqui Valley, 107 km east from
La Serena, at about 1,300 metres above sea level.
This is a very controversial place, since Chileans modified the name of the village only to take a stand on the alcoholic drink of
pisco
Pisco is a colorless or yellowish-to-amber-colored spirit produced in winemaking regions of Peru and Chile. Made by distilling fermented grape juice into a high-proof spirit, it was developed by 16th-century Spanish settlers as an alternativ ...
. The original name of the town was La Greda. It was later changed to La Unión. In February 1936, the Law Decree 5,798 changed its name to Pisco Elqui to reinforce Chile's claim to have rights over the drink.
External links
Chile's Elqui Valley at The Cultured Traveler
Populated places in Elqui Province
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