Curanipe Explained

Curanipe
Native Name Lang:arn
Coordinates:-35.8442°N -72.6342°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Chile
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Maule
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Cauquenes
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Pelluhue
Elevation M:24
Utc Offset1:-4

Curanipe (in mapudungun: "plum tree that grows in the rock") is a town and seat of the municipality of Pelluhue, Province of Cauquenes, in VII Maule Region of Chile.

A popular and charming coastal resort, Curanipe used to be a well-known and secluded hangout for the Cauquenes elite and a proud regional "minor port", during the mid- and late 19th century. The town has a quaint architectural style that echoes the colonial rural architecture of Chile.

The Curanipe parish church of Santo Toribio, is a beautifully preserved religious building overlooking the town.

On 27 February 2010 at 06:34:14 GMT (03:34:14 AM local time), a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck the seafloor 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Curanipe.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/2010tfan/index.html USGS 8.8 Earthquake in Chile