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Carranza Lighthouse
The Carranza Lighthouse, also known as Lighthouse Cabo Carranza, is an active 19th century Chilean lighthouse situated in the Maule Region. It is part of the network of lighthouses in Chile. History This lighthouse was inaugurated on September 1, 1895 in the vicinity of Caleta Loanco. It has the peculiarity of being the only Chilean lighthouse with metallic pyramidal tower and a rectangular base. Construction of the light was motivated by shipwrecks in the vicinities to the Punta Santa Ana, the most well known being that of the Cazador on January 30, 1856. Also, in the vicinity is the wreck of the SS John Elder, that was lost on January 17, 1892 during a cruise between Valparaíso and Talcahuano. Although carrying 132 people, there were no human losses. At present it houses personnel of the Chilean Navy, as well as serving as an aid to navigation, since 1979 it has also been used as a meteorological station.Cabo Carranza, Faros de Chile. Climate See also * Lighthouses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punta Santa Ana
Punta is an Afro-indigenous dance and cultural music originating in the Caribbean Island of Saint Vincent And The Grenadines by the Garifuna people before being exiled from the island. Which is also known as Yurumei. It has African and Arawak elements which are also the characteristics of the Garifuna language. Punta is the best-known traditional dance belonging to the Garifuna community. It is also known as banguity or bunda, before the first arrival of the Garifuna people in Punta Gorda, Roatan, Honduras on April 12, 1797. The diaspora of Garifuna people, commonly called the "Garifuna Nation", dates back to the amalgamation of West African slaves and the Arawak and Carib Amerindians. Punta is used to reaffirm and express the struggle felt by the indigenous population's common heritage through cultural art forms, such as dance and music, and to highlight their strong sense of endurance as well as reconnecting back to the ancestors of the Garifuna people. Besides Hondu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maule Region
The Maule Region ( es, Región del Maule, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region derives its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2. The Maule river is of considerable historic interest because, among other reasons, it marked the southern limits of the Inca Empire. Geography and ecology The region covers an area of and is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean; on the east by the Argentina; on the north by the O'Higgins Region, and on the south by the Ñuble Region. There are a number of flora and fauna species present in Maule. For example, the endangered Chilean Wine Palm (''Jubaea chilensis'') is found in a very limited distribution that includes the Maule Region. The limited distribution ''Nothofagus alessandri'' is also found in the region. Demography According to the 2017 census, the population of the region was 1,033,197. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouses In Chile
Chile has a large and intricate coastline of 4000 km with myriads of islands, islets, straits, bays, and fjords. Moreover, three waterways between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, namely the Strait of Magellan, the Beagle Channel and the Drake Passage, pass the Chilean coasts. In order to mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, and safe entries to harbors, the Chilean authorities maintain 650 lighthouses from the border with Peru to the Atlantic ocean. History On 18 September 1857, the first lighthouse in Chile, the "Faro Angeles", was inaugurated in Valparaíso. In 1867, the Dane Enrique Siemsen was appointed chief of the "Servicio de Faros". He built the ''Faro Corona'' in Ancud, ''Punta Caldera'' in Atacama, ''Punta Tortugas'' in Coquimbo, ''Isla Quiriquina'' in Quiriquina, ''Punta Galera'' and ''Punta Niebla'' in Corral. The first lighthouses in Chile used colza oil as fuel, but in 1878 it was replaced by Bunsen burners. George Slight designed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cazador (Chilean Ship)
The Cazador was a steamboat built 1848 in France and bought 1851 by the Chilean Navy for the transport of military and cargo along the coast of Chile. On 30 January 1856, the ''Cazador'' sailed off Talcahuano bound for Valparaíso at 11:30 AM carrying the 2nd Company of the Battalion ''Maipo'' and their families. In addition, she carried supplies, horses and guns. She sailed 6 miles from the coast at 9 kn. At 20:00, the ship was driven onto a reef off Point Carranza, 10 km south of Constitución. The sinking of the ''Cazador'' resulted in the greatest single-incident maritime loss of life in the history of Chile. Sources disagree on the number rescued and the final death toll. The ship's captain, Ramón Cabieses, in his report gives 23 rescued and 307 dead, but author Carlos López Urrutia gives 400 dead. After the sinking, Captain Cabieses faced a drumhead court martialEl Mercurio de Valparaíso, 28/02/1856 ''«Naufrajio de Vapor Cazador»'' to determine his responsibi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilean Navy
The Chilean Navy ( es, Armada de Chile) is the naval warfare service branch of the Chilean Armed Forces. It is under the Ministry of National Defense. Its headquarters are at Edificio Armada de Chile, Valparaiso. History Origins and the Wars of Independence (1817–1830) The origins of the Chilean Navy date back to 1817, when General Bernardo O'Higgins prophetically declared after the Chilean victory at the Battle of Chacabuco that a hundred such victories would count for nothing if Chile did not gain control of the sea. This led to the development of the Chilean Navy, and the first legal resolutions outlining the organization of the institution were created. Chile's First National Fleet and the Academy for Young Midshipmen, which was the predecessor of the current Naval Academy, were founded, as well as the Marine Corps and the Supply Commissary. The first commander of the Chilean Navy was Manuel Blanco Encalada. Famous British naval commander Lord Cochrane, who former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouses In Chile
Chile has a large and intricate coastline of 4000 km with myriads of islands, islets, straits, bays, and fjords. Moreover, three waterways between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, namely the Strait of Magellan, the Beagle Channel and the Drake Passage, pass the Chilean coasts. In order to mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, and safe entries to harbors, the Chilean authorities maintain 650 lighthouses from the border with Peru to the Atlantic ocean. History On 18 September 1857, the first lighthouse in Chile, the "Faro Angeles", was inaugurated in Valparaíso. In 1867, the Dane Enrique Siemsen was appointed chief of the "Servicio de Faros". He built the ''Faro Corona'' in Ancud, ''Punta Caldera'' in Atacama, ''Punta Tortugas'' in Coquimbo, ''Isla Quiriquina'' in Quiriquina, ''Punta Galera'' and ''Punta Niebla'' in Corral. The first lighthouses in Chile used colza oil as fuel, but in 1878 it was replaced by Bunsen burners. George Slight designed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lighthouses In Chile
In order to mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, safe entries to harbors the Chilean authorities maintain 650 lighthouses from the boundary to Peru until the Atlantic Ocean. Information on these lighthouses is presented in the following separate lists that follow the shoreline from North to South as provided by the United States' National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The NGA lists also 26 Argentine lighthouses in the Beagle Channel zone as part of the Chilean list of lights. This NGA list does, however, not include the lighthouses in the lakes of Chile nor any Chilean lighthouses in Antarctica (see List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands). * From Arica to Caldera (including Easter Island) 87 Lighthouses * From Huasco to San Antonio 97 Lighthouses * From Punta Tocopalma to Bahía Corral (including Juan Fernández Islands) 87 Lighthouses * From Chacao Channel to Dalcahue Channel 87 Lighthouses * From Gulf of Corcovado to Darwin Channel 76 Lighthouses * From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
