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Coquimbito

Coordinates: 32°58′S 68°45′W / 32.967°S 68.750°W / -32.967; -68.750
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Coquimbito
Rutini Square and bus 170 on Urquiza Road
Rutini Square and bus 170 on Urquiza Road
Coquimbito is located in Argentina
Coquimbito
Coquimbito
Location of Coquimbito in Argentina
Coordinates: 32°58′S 68°45′W / 32.967°S 68.750°W / -32.967; -68.750
CountryArgentina
ProvinceMendoza
DepartmentMaipú Department
Elevation
759 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 • Total15,678
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA base
M5513
Dialing code+54 261
ClimateBWk

Coquimbito is a rural district in the Maipú Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is located in the southeast of the metropolitan area of Mendoza (the provincial capital), and is administratively part of the municipality of Maipú. The name refers to the Chilean port city of Coquimbo.

Coquimbito is home to many vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Syrah), together with its associated winemaking industry. Other crops include almond, olive and plum.

Well-known wineries such as Peñaflor and La Rural (Rutini brand) are found in Coquimbito. Since the late 20th century the district has become a tourist attraction, where visitors are allowed to enter the wineries, witness the manufacturing process and taste the wine before it is commercialized.

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