Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Lightfoot, Joseph" to "Liquidation"

part is fertile, as are the valleys of the Andean foothills, but arid

conditions prevail throughout the central districts, and irrigation is necessary for the production of crops. The vine is cultivated to some extent, and good pasturage is found on the Andean slopes. The province is traversed from N. to S. by the Chilean Central railway, and the river Maule gives access to the smal...