Lemuy (Chile)
| Isla Lemuy | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Chiloe archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 36 ′ S , 73 ° 40 ′ W | |
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| length | 19 km | |
| width | 9.6 km | |
| surface | 97 km² | |
| Residents | 4125 43 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Puqueldón | |
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Lemuy ( Mapudungun for forested ) is an island in southern Chile in the Región de los Lagos . It is the third largest island in the Chiloé archipelago after Chiloé itself and Quinchao . It has an area of 97 km². The island is dominated by agriculture, slightly hilly and easily accessible with an hourly car ferry from the larger Isla de Chiloé.
On the island are nine boroughs that the Municipality ( Communa ) Puqueldón form with 4125 inhabitants.
On the north coast:
On the south coast:
- Chulchuy. From here the ferry to Huicha runs not far from Chonchi on the larger neighboring island of Chiloé.
- Lincay, with a wooden church built around 1900
- Liucura, with a wooden church built around the middle of the 19th century
At the Eastcoast:
- Detif
- Puchilco . In the wooden church from the 19th century there are paintings by the Peruvian artist Miguel Gamarra which are well worth seeing.
In the middle of the island:
- San Agustín, the only village on the island that is not on the coast. In the town center, a wooden church from the beginning of the 20th century is worth seeing, in the forest not far from the village the small sanctuary of La Animita from the end of the 19th century.
Some of the wooden churches of Lemuy, namely Jesus Nazareno in Aldachildo , Virgen de la Candelaria in Ichuac and de Virgen Lourdes in Detif were in the 2000 along with other of the Chiloé Archipelago World Heritage Site of UNESCO added.
The church Iglesia San Jesús Nazareno in Aldachildo on the north coast of Isla Lemuy was built towards the end of the 19th century and declared a national cultural monument on August 10, 1999, before being included in the world cultural heritage in November 2000. Renovations - especially in the area of the tower and facade - took place in 2005 and 2007. The church, which can be seen from afar, is located in the town center not far from the beach.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Juan Mancilla Pérez: Pueblos de Chiloé , p. 52. Castro 2008
- ↑ Juan Mancilla Pérez: Pueblos de Chiloé , p. 53. Castro 2008
- ↑ Juan Mancilla Pérez: Pueblos de Chiloé , p. 53. Castro 2008
- ↑ Jorge Sánchez R .: Chiloé - tradición y cultura , p. 43. Santiago de Chile 2006
