Trovolhue
Trovolhue is a village in Carahue commune in Chile . The municipality belongs to the province of Cautín in the Región de la Araucanía in the south of the Andean country . Much of the population belongs to the Mapuche indigenous population .
history
The name Trovolhue is derived from the indigenous language Mapudungun and there from the word Trüfülhue . Translated, the word means "place of murky waters".
Due to the strong earthquake in the city of Valdivia in 1960, there was also a flood in Trovolhue.
location
Trovolhue is about 100 km from the city of Temuco and 33 km from the small town of Carahue.
Trovolhue borders
- in the north to the rural sectors of Las Ñochas and Pilmaiquenco
- to the south by the San Juan Canal and the Francisco Lázaro Marivil indigenous community
- to the west of the San Juan lagoon and the Santa Teresa estate
- to the east at El Peral.
The Puyangue river rises from the directly adjacent Trovolhue lagoon and flows into the Río Imperial as the Moncul river and from there into the sea.
Transport links
Trovolhue can be reached via the S-130 route . Due to the expansion of the road connection between the villages of Carahue and Nehuentue , the traffic connection to Trovolhue is almost completely paved.
Trovolhue is connected to local public transport via minibuses and shared taxis.
Coordinates: 38 ° 38 ′ S , 73 ° 19 ′ W