Lemuy Island is an island in
Chiloé Archipelago
The Chiloé Archipelago ( es, Archipiélago de Chiloé, , ) is a group of islands lying off the coast of Chile, in the Los Lagos Region. It is separated from mainland Chile by the Chacao Channel in the north, the Sea of Chiloé in the east and t ...
, Chile, off the eastern coast of
Chiloé Island
Chiloé Island ( es, Isla de Chiloé, , ) also known as Greater Island of Chiloé (''Isla Grande de Chiloé''), is the largest island of the Chiloé Archipelago off the west coast of Chile, in the Pacific Ocean. The island is located in southern ...
.
There are nine villages on the island.
On the north coast:
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Puqueldón
Puqueldón is Chilean commune in Chiloé Archipelago which is part of Chiloé Province and Los Lagos Region. The commune is located on Lemuy Island and consists of eight villages the biggest of which is Puqueldón. Puqueldón was one of the town ...
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Aldachildo
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Ichuac
On the south coast:
* Chulchuy. From here the ferry leaves for Huicha on Chiloé Island.
* Lincay, with a wooden church dating from the beginning of the 20th century
* Liucura, with a wooden church which was built in the middle of the 19th century
On the east coast:
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Detif
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Puchilco. In the wooden church dating from the 19th century there are paintings by the Peruvian artist Miguel Gamarra
[Juan Mancilla Pérez: ''Pueblos de Chiloé'', p. 53. Castro 2008]
In the middle of the island:
* San Agustín, the only village which is not on the coast. The wooden church was built at the beginning of the 20th century.
As in the rest of the archipelago, the population of Lemuy Island were inspired by a deep religious faith and built 8
churches, each special in its own way. Some, like
Ichuac,
Aldachildo and
Detif are more than 100 years old and have recently been declared
World Heritage Sites
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, along with 15 other
Chilote churches. Some have picturesque cemeteries with little shingled
mausoleums
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be consi ...
.
See also
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List of islands of Chile
This is a list of islands of Chile, as listed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyCountry Files (GNS)The data was retrieved on 19 January 2013 and thwere "ISL" and "ISLS" The country has 43,471 islands, according to the Chilean Ministr ...
References
External links
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Islands of Chile @ United Nations Environment ProgrammeWorld island information @ WorldIslandInfo.comSouth America Island High Points above 1000 meters*
United States Hydrographic Office
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The office was established by an act of 21 June 1866 as part of the Bureau of Navigation, Department of the Navy.
It was transfe ...
South America Pilot(1916)
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Islands of Chiloé Archipelago