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Chepu Destination Guide

Touring Chepu in Chile

Chepu in the region of Los Lagos is a city located in Chile - some 620 mi or ( 997 km ) South of Santiago , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Chepu

Time in Chepu is now 09:22 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Valdivia, Traiguen, Temuco, Teguaco, and Pupelde. Being here already, consider visiting Valdivia . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Chepu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pinguineras Puñihuil

2:52 min by Vive Chiloé
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Video introductorio de lugares, servicios, infraestructura de ECOTURISMO PUÑIHUIL ..

Puñihuil(Viento Fuerte) Las Pinguineras 2008.

3:16 min by matatoa2008
Views: 924 Rating: 0.00

Vacaciones en la isla de Chiloe. Este sector denominado puñihuil ( Viento fuerte),conocido familiarmente como las pinguineras ,al weste de la ciudad de Ancud en Chile .Se aprecia a nuestro flamante gu ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chiloé National Park

Chiloé National Park is a national park of Chile, located in the western coast of Chiloé Island, in Los Lagos Region (region of the lakes). It encompasses an area of 430.57 km divided into two main sectors: the smallest, called Chepu, is in the commune of Ancud, whereas the rest, called Anay, is in the communes of Dalcahue, Castro and Chonchi. The greater portion of the Park is in the foothills of Chilean Coastal Range, known as the Cordillera del Piuchén.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -42.10 -74.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Chiloé Archipelago, National parks of Chile, Natural history of Chile, Protected areas established in 1983, Protected areas of Los Lagos Region

Battle of Agüi

The Battle of Agüi was fought at Fort Agüi, near Ancud, Chiloé on February 18, 1820 between Chilean patriots and Spanish royalists, during the Chilean War of Independence. After the successful capture of Valdivia Lord Cochrane sought to occupy the Chiloé Archipelago which was the last stronghold of the Spanish in Chile. William Miller disembarked for this task but had to reembark after had been severely wounded in his leg and lost 20 men.

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Located at -41.83 -73.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: 1820 in Chile, Battles involving Chile, Battles involving Spain, Battles of the Chilean War of Independence, Battles of the Chiloé Campaign, Battles of the Spanish American wars of independence, Conflicts in 1820, History of Chiloé