Curanipe

Curanipe
Plaza de Curanipe
Coordinates: 35°50′39″S 72°38′3″W / 35.84417°S 72.63417°W / -35.84417; -72.63417Coordinates: 35°50′39″S 72°38′3″W / 35.84417°S 72.63417°W / -35.84417; -72.63417
Country	Chile
Region	Maule
Province	Cauquenes
Commune	Pelluhue
Named for	"Black stone" in Mapudungun
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)

Curanipe (in mapudungun: "plum tree that grows in the rock") is a town and seat of the municipality of Pelluhue, Province of Cauquenes, in VII Maule Region of Chile.

A popular and charming coastal resort, Curanipe used to be a well-known and secluded hangout for the Cauquenes elite and a proud regional "minor port", during the mid- and late 19th century. The town has a quaint architecture that echoes the colonial rural architecture of Chile.

The Curanipe parish church of Santo Toribio, is a beautifully preserved religious building overlooking the town.

On 27 February, 2010 at 06:34:14 GMT (03:34:14 AM local time), a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck the seafloor 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Curanipe^[1].

References

1. ^ USGS 8.8 Earthquake in Chile