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Curanipe | |
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 Plaza de Curanipe | |
 Interactive map of Curanipe | |
| Coordinates:35°50′39″S72°38′3″W / 35.84417°S 72.63417°W /-35.84417; -72.63417 | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maule |
| Province | Cauquenes |
| Commune | Pelluhue |
| Named after | "Black stone" inMapudungun |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
Curanipe (inmapudungun: "plum tree that grows in the rock") is a town and seat of themunicipality ofPelluhue,Province of Cauquenes, in VIIMaule Region ofChile.
A popular and charmingcoastalresort, Curanipe used to be a well-known and secludedhangout for theCauqueneselite and a proud regional "minorport", during the mid- and late 19th century. The town has aquaint architectural style that echoes the colonial rural architecture of Chile.
The Curanipeparish 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]