Panguipulli, Chile
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| Nickname: "City of roses, Comune of the seven lakes" | |||
| Motto: Land of Lions | |||
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| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | Los Ríos | ||
| Province | Valdivia | ||
| Founded as | Villa de Panguipulli | ||
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Alejandro Kohler Vargas | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 3,292 km² (1,271 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 130 m (426.5 ft) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| - City | 33,273 | ||
| - Density | 10.11/km² (26.2/sq mi) | ||
| Website: http://www.munipangui.cl | |||
Panguipulli (Mapudungun: hill of the puma/lion) is a city and municipality in southern Chile. Administratively it belongs to the Valdivia Province in the Los Ríos Region.
The town is known for its natural beauty and is called "City of roses" (Spanish: La Ciudad de las rosas). Panguipulli is located on the western edge of Panguipulli Lake, and is on a morraine in Chiles Central Valley. Most of the municipality is on Andean mountains and valleys.
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[edit] History
Panguipulli's first inhabitants were the indigenous Huilliches that lived along the shores of the main lakes and rivers. The first mention of Panguipulli was as early as 1776. Guillermo Angermaier, who settled in the western shores of Panguipulli Lake in 1885 was the first non-indigenous to settle in what is now the comune of Panguipulli.
It was not until 1946 that the city was officially founded. In 1903 the Capuchin order established a mission in in Panguipulli. The Capuchin monks built the first schools in the area. In 1947 the Capuchin built Panguipulli's twin towered wooden church, which is now a local landmark.
[edit] Tourism
Most of the tourists that visit the Panguipulli area are drawn by a desire to commune with nature. The municipality uses the nearby Seven Lakes prominently in its tourist promotions. Some nearby tourist atractions include; the hot springs at Liquiñe, the Mocho-Choshuenco volcano, and the Huilo-Huilo Natural Reserve, which features year-round skiing. Rafting and wild boar hunting are also popular activities in the zone.
Panguipulli is linked to San Martín de los Andes in Argentina by the Hua-Hum international pass. It is one of the few passes between Chile and Argentina that is open all year round. The international way follows a geologic fault on which lies the Pirihueico Lake. To get from one side of Pirihueico Lake to the other, the town of Panguipulli operates a ferry that crosses the lake twice a day.
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