Detif
Detif is a village on the island of Lemuy , in the south of Chile in the Región de los Lagos, off the larger island of Chiloé in the east. The name of the village means "noise of the wind".
location
Detif, which is located on the southeast coast of the hilly island of Lemuy, forms the municipality ( Comuna ) Puqueldón with eight other localities with 4160 inhabitants (2002), whose area covers the entire island with its 97 km² area. The distance to Puqueldón, the largest town on the island and seat of the local government, is 21 km.
Worth seeing
Detif, which already had a chapel in 1734, is known for its wooden church Iglesia Virgen de Lourdes , which is well worth seeing . The church was built on the coast at the beginning of the 19th century in order to be an orientation aid for seafarers and fishermen with its tower, and the robust wood of the Coihue southern beech , which does not rot even in the humid climate of southern Chile , was used for the construction , as well as larch wood . As is usual with all wooden churches on the islands of Lemuy and Chiloé, rivets made of wood were not used in the construction of the church in Detif, as metal was very scarce.
The three-aisled church has a gable turret with a tent roof that is divided into two parts. As is typical for the wooden churches of their kind, the wooden church in Detif also has a portico with arches in the facade area . In this case there are five arches. In the area of the portico, the church in Detif has only one entrance, which leads into the central nave, and not a separate entrance for each of the three naves like most of the other wooden churches on Chiloé and Lemuy. In this, it is similar to the church in Aldachildo on Lemuy and the church in Dalcahue on Chiloé, but which are considerably larger. In the relatively simple interior of the church, in the area of the central nave, there are numerous votive ships that hang down from the vault and that were donated by seafarers on the occasion of their rescue from distress.
The church was declared a National Cultural Monument on August 10, 1999, before being included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in November 2000 . Renovations took place in 1996 and 2001.
The church's patronage feast is celebrated with a procession on March 25th.
Transport connections and infrastructure
The island of Lemuy can be easily reached from Chonchi on the larger island of Chiloé with an hourly ferry, the crossing only takes a few minutes.
From Chulchuy, the ferry port in Lemuys, all places on the island can be easily reached via asphalt or gravel roads. Detif is at the end of a road that can be used in all weathers and is 12 km from San Agustín, the center of the island. Buses run several times a day, a few times a day there is even a direct connection to Castro , the capital of the province of Chiloé. The nearest airport is in Puerto Montt on the Chilean mainland.
Agriculture - especially cattle breeding - and fishing are the main sources of income for the population of Lemuy Island and thus also of Detif. There are several farms around the village. Detif also has shopping facilities for daily needs and a school.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dominique Verhasselt: Archipielago Chiloé - el encanto de una isla misteriosa , p. 39. Santiago de Chile undated ISBN 978-956-7136-53-7
- ^ Susanne Asal: Chile with Easter Island , S: 200. Ostfildern 2007
- ↑ Jorge Sánchez R .: Chiloé - tradición y cultura , p. 43. Santiago de Chile 2006. ISBN 956-309-024-1
- ↑ Juan Mancilla Pérez: Pueblos de Chiloé , p. 52. Castro 2008
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Coordinates: 42 ° 37 ′ 0.9 ″ S , 73 ° 43 ′ 10.5 ″ W.