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Chollinco Airport
Chollinco Airport es, Aeropuerto de Chollinco, is an airport serving Llifén, a lakeside village in the Los Ríos Region of Chile. The airport is in the valley of the Calcurrupe River east of the Ranco Lake shoreline. There is mountainous terrain north and south of the runway. See also * * *Transport in Chile *List of airports in Chile This is a list of airports in Chile, sorted by location. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service. Links to Spanish language Wikipedia are added for some communities. See als ... References External linksOpenStreetMap - Chollinco - Chollinco Airport * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llifén
Llifén is a Chilean town ( es, pueblo) in the commune of Futrono on the shores of Ranco Lake located near the mouth of Calcurrupe River. In 2017 Llifén had a population 768 a slight increase relative to the 748 inhabitants recorded in the 2002 census. Llifén was one of the last places in Chile where artisan fishing was done with fish traps called ''lollys''. Fishing with this technique ceases in the 1970s. The town is served by Chollinco Airport. References See also * List of towns in Chile This article contains a list of towns in Chile. A town is defined by Chile's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an urban entity possessing between 2,001 and 5,000 inhabitants—or between 1,001 and 2,000 inhabitants if 50% or more of its pop ... Populated places in Ranco Province Populated lakeshore places in Chile {{LosRíos-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Los Ríos Region
The Los Ríos Region (Spanish: ''Región de Los Ríos'', , ''Region of the Rivers'') is one of Chile's 16 regions, the country's first-order administrative divisions. Its capital is Valdivia. It began to operate as a region on October 2, 2007, having been created by subdividing the Los Lagos Region in southern Chile. It consists of two provinces: Valdivia and the newly created Ranco Province, which was formerly part of Valdivia Province. Economy The region's economy is based on forestry, cattle farming, tourism, manufacturing, and services. Key industries include the Valdivia Pulp Mill, Valdivia's shipyards, and the dairy facilities located in La Unión. The population of the region was 380,181 according to the 2017 census. Approximately half of the population lives in the commune of Valdivia. Government and administration The capital of Los Rios Region is Valdivia. The region's 12 communes are distributed between 2 provinces. These are: :*Valdivia Province: Including Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcurrupe River
Calcurrupe River (Spanish: ''Río Calcurrupe'') is a river in Ranco Province, southern Chile. It drains Maihue Lake and flows westward into Ranco Lake Ranco Lake ( es, Lago Ranco) is located in Ranco Province of Chile. It is the largest lake of Los Ríos Region and the fourth largest in Chile. Administratively Ranco Lake is split into three communes; La Unión, Futrono and Lago Ranco. The l ... of which it is the primary source. The depression through which the river flows corresponds to the Futrono Fault. References Rivers of Chile Rivers of Los Ríos Region {{Chile-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranco Lake
Ranco Lake ( es, Lago Ranco) is located in Ranco Province of Chile. It is the largest lake of Los Ríos Region and the fourth largest in Chile. Administratively Ranco Lake is split into three communes; La Unión, Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake hosts a series of islands, of which Huapi Island is the largest. Illeifa Island is owned by the affluent Edwards family. The western half of the lake is roughly circular while the eastern part features deep embayments. Geographically the lake lies in the Andean precordillera, the zone between the Chilean Central Valley and the Andes. The lake difers from other large lakes north and south of it by lacking a clearly visible large volcano in its surroundings. During the Miocene the lake depression was connected to the Pacific Ocean as an embayment of it. During this period a series of marine fossil bearing sediments known as '' Estratos de Lago Ranco'' were deposited in the lake area. During the quaternary glaciations the lake depressi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Chile
Transport in Chile is mostly by road. The far south of the country is not directly connected to central Chile by road, and water transport also plays a part there. The railways were historically important in Chile, but now play a relatively small part in the country's transport system. Because of the country's geography and long distances between major cities, aviation is also important. Road transport Highways ''Total:'' 85,983 km ''Paved:'' 21,289 km ''Unpaved:'' 64,695 km (2020 est.) *Chile Highway 5 * Chile Highway 7 * Chile Highway 9 * Chile Highway 68 * Chile Highway 181 Freeways 3,347 km (2020 est.)< * * * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Airports In Chile
This is a list of airports in Chile, sorted by location. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service. Links to Spanish language Wikipedia are added for some communities. See also * List of the busiest airports in Chile * Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Chile) * Transportation in Chile * List of airports by ICAO code: S#SC – Chile * Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: South America#Chile References Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil(DGAC) *AIP ChileAirports in Chilefrom Aerodromo.cl * * * - includes IATA codes Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Chile– IATA and ICAO codes World Aero Data: Chile– ICAO codes Airport records for Chileat Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-29 {{South America in topic, List of airports in * Airports Chile Airports Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
