Discover Huilqueco in Chile
Huilqueco in the region of Los Lagos is a town located in Chile - some 610 mi or ( 981 km ) South of Santiago , the country's capital .
Local time in Huilqueco is now 12:33 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vilcun, Valdivia, Temuco, Puerto Montt, and Pudeto. When in this area, you might want to check out Vilcun . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Huilqueco ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Chacao Channel
The Chacao Channel is located in Los Lagos Region, Chile and separates Chiloé Island from mainland Chile. The channel was created during the Quaternary glaciations by successive glaciers that flowed down from the Andes to the coast.
Located at -41.83 -73.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Chacao Channel bridge
The Chacao Channel bridge, also known as Chiloé Bicentennial Bridge, is a planned bridge that is to link the island of Chiloé with mainland Chile crossing the Chacao Channel. It was one of the several projects that were planned to commemorate the Chile's bicentennial in 2010. If completed as a suspension bridge, it would be the largest such bridge in South America.
Located at -41.79 -73.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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.
Located at -41.83 -73.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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