Ocoa is a valley and locality located in commune of Hijuelas in the interior of Valparaíso Region, Chile. Historically Ocoa was the site of a large landholding owned by the Jesuits. There the Jesuits grep hemp. It was confiscated during the Suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1767. Folklore says Jesuits buried their valuables.[2] By some accounts the buried treasure was once found but nothing was extracted since the vault proved resistant to dynamite.[2] Another saying tells that those who seek to recover the treasure become cursed.[2]
Ocoa | |
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 Ocoa with Aconcagua in the background. | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′41″S 71°07′34″W / 32.92792°S 71.126°W | |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | Quillota |
| Municipality | Hijuelas |
| Commune | Hijuelas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| Elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Population (2017[1]) | |
| • Total | 181 |
| Estación Ocoa | |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (Chilean Standard) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (Chilean Daylight) |
| Area code | Country + town = 56 + 64 |
References edit
- ^ "Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caceríos 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c Plath, Oreste (1979). Folklore chileno (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Nascimiento. p. 129.
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