Chile's February 27 earthquake caused an apartment building in this small city to collapse, killing 23.

In Santa Cruz, Chile, the February 27th earthquake knocked this 3-story apartment building down to 2 stories. Everything on the first floor was crushed. 23 people died here alone.

The Maule region which includes Santa Cruz, a city of about 30,000, and the neighboring city of Curico was one of the most heavily damaged in Chile. Most of the country’s deaths occurred in this region.

It’s Chile’s leading wine making region. And while nearly a million people live here, most live in rural areas.

There are no skyscrapers here, but the damage is very clear… everywhere the eye, or the camera turns.

Even late in the week, there was