Curanipe
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Curanipe 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 architecture 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.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Pelluhue
Pelluhue
Pelluhue is a town and commune in the Cauquenes Province of central Chile's eighth region of Maule.-Geography:...
, Province of Cauquenes
Cauquenes Province
Cauquenes Province is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule . The provincial capital is the city of Cauquenes.-Geography and demography:The provincial capital, Cauquenes, lies approximately southwest of Santiago...
, in VII Maule Region
Maule Region
The VII Maule Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region takes its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2...
of Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
.
A popular and charming coastal resort
Resort
A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company....
, Curanipe used to be a well-known and secluded hangout
Resort
A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company....
for the Cauquenes
Cauquenes
Cauquenes, a city and commune in Chile, is the capital of the Cauquenes Province and is located in the Maule Region.-History:According to the historical records of Alonso de Ercilla, Cauquenes was originally inhabited by an indigenous community of the Promaucaes, known as the Cauqui by the Inca or...
elite
Elite
Elite refers to an exceptional or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence...
and a proud regional "minor port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
", during the mid- and late 19th century. The town has a quaint architecture that echoes the colonial rural architecture of Chile.
The Curanipe parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
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
2010 Chile earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time , having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a...
struck the seafloor 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Curanipe.