Carahue
Carahue on the map of Chile
Carahue is a town and municipality of the same name in Chile in the province of Cautín in the Región de la Araucanía in the south of the South American Andean state.
It belongs alongside the communities of Nueva Imperial, Saavedra, Cholchol, Teodoro Schmidt, Freire and Pitrufquén the constituency N ° 51 and belongs to 15 ª County ( Araucanía Sur ).
The mayor of the municipality is Héctor Figueroa Ramírez. The City Council is composed of the following members: Paola Retamal Arévalo, Sara Suazo Suazo, Pedro Fagalde Tagus, Franklyn Garay Aravena Riquelme Christian Pérez y Rene Ochoa Ochoa.
- 4.1 Episcopal seat of Imperial
- 4.2 Museum of the steam age
- 4.3 Suspension Bridge Eduardo Frei Montalva
- 4.4 Railway Museum
- 4.5 Coastal Road
Area
The municipality belongs Carahue an area of 1341 km ². Of these, however, only 0.15% are actually urban built or used industrially. In contrast, 34.91 % of the area is agricultural land, 39.11 % is covered by forest, 21.02 % and 0.92 % meadows or shrubs without vegetation.
For the municipality still include not only Carahue even the villages Trovolhue, Tranapuente and Nehuentúe.
In the community Carahue many indigenous communities of the Mapuche ( Araucanians ) and the Lafquenche live. The city is located about 56 km from Carahue Temuco.
Population
In the commune live about 25,500 people. Of these, more than 50% live in rural areas.
History
The old Imperial (1551 - 1600)
The city was originally founded by Pedro de Valdivia under the name " La Imperial" in 1551 on a hill overlooking the Imperial River. Since the city was surrounded by settlements of the Mapuche, she was exposed to the constant attacks by the militant indigenous people. Because of the fighting, the city was finally evacuated and left in 1600.
Carahue ( since 1882 to date)
After the peace agreement with the Mapuche, the city was founded again in 1882 by the General Gregorio Urrutia. The name he chose the term " Carahue " ("Where previously was a place " ) from the language of the Mapuche to the old Imperial city to remember. The aim of the foundation was the establishment of an inland port and export center. The port fell sharply due to the impact of the earthquake in 1960 in importance.
Currently, the city Carahue is the commercial hub of the municipality and the neighboring villages. The community is especially renowned for the production of potatoes ( "En Carahue está la papa" )
Attractions
Bishopric of Imperial
The Diocese of Imperial was founded on the instructions of Pope Pius IV on March 22, 1564 as the second diocese in the country. In 1600, the Episcopal seat but was evacuated with the rest of the city. Years later came the Franciscan monks 1840-1851 in the region to evangelize to. When they found the ruins of the episcopal seat of Imperial, they built a new church on the same spot, which was completed in 1931. Due to the devastation of the earthquake of 1960, the church had to be renewed. In the years 1998 and 2003 it was redesigned again.
Museum of the steam age
Due to a vision of the old mayor of the city, Ricardo Herrera Floody, the Museum of the steam era was founded in 1999. The exhibition displays a large number of steam engines, which have since become one of the landmarks of the city Carahue. The newly restored machines work still partially and are paraded on various occasions and festivals.
Suspension bridge Eduardo Frei Montalva
On the outskirts of Carahue is the suspension bridge Eduardo Frei Montalva. This was built in 1946 and inaugurated in 1949. In 2000, the bridge was renamed in honor of the former president in Puente Eduardo Frei Montalva. At the ends of the bridge four lion statues were placed, which are intended to represent the virtues of power, justice, wisdom and moderation.
Railway Museum
Located next to the suspension bridge Eduardo Frei Montalva is a small railway museum. There are in addition two British steam locomotives ( Baldwin ) and German ( Henschel ) Construction yet to see cars, cranes and Heizwagen.
Coastal road
The municipality has several beaches on the ocean side: Moncul, Casa de Piedra, Hueñalihuén, Lobería, Los Obispos y Coi - Coi. The beaches are accessible via the coastal road that runs along both sides of the Rio Imperial to the sea. However, the waves in the sea are usually very high and the water is too cool for swimming due to the cold flow. In addition to the coastal road but are z.T. pristine natural forests and remarkable hills.