Cáhuil
Cáhuil is a Chilean village located 15 kilometres south of Pichilemu, at the mouth of the seasonal Nilahue Estuary, in the O'Higgins Region. Its economy is based on the production of sea salt, oysters, and mussels.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Javier Rubilar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 652 residents
- Description: Chilean town
- Also known as: “Cahuil”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laguna El Perro and Cáhuil Lagoon.
Laguna El Perro
Lake
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laguna El Perro is a lake, which is situated 3½ km north of Cáhuil.
Cáhuil Lagoon
Photo: Marco Antonio Correa Flores, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cáhuil Lagoon is situated 2½ km southeast of Cáhuil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrancas and Ciruelos.
Barrancas
Hamlet
Ciruelos
Hamlet
Photo: Gallardoval, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciruelos is a Chilean village located southeast of Pichilemu, Cardenal Caro Province. In 1899, it had very few inhabitants, a free school, and a post office. Ciruelos is situated 4½ km northeast of Cáhuil.
La Villa
Hamlet
La Villa is a Chilean village located in Pichilemu, Cardenal Caro Province. La Villa is situated 6 km southeast of Cáhuil.
Cáhuil
- Categories: aldea and locality
- Location: Pichilemu, Cardenal Caro Province, O’Higgins Region, Central Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-34.47857° or 34° 28′ 43″ southLongitude
-72.01683° or 72° 1′ 1″ westPopulation
652Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
47Q9GXCM+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1085350813OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3897442Wikidata ID
Q3301347
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Cáhuil” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laguna de Cahuil and Plaza de Cáhuil.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cáhuil”. Photo: Javier Rubilar, CC BY-SA 2.0.