The Pirulil Range is a mountain range located in the southern half of Chiloé Island . It is located along the Pacific coast and forms part of the larger Chilean Coast Range . It northern boundary is the Cucao Lake , beyond of which Cordillera del Piuchén rises. To the south the range ends at Corcovado Gulf .
13-473: 42°50′S 74°01′W / 42.833°S 74.017°W / -42.833; -74.017 This Los Lagos Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This South America mountain, mountain range, or peak related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Los Lagos Region Los Lagos Region ( Spanish : Región de Los Lagos pronounced [los ˈlaɣos] , lit. 'Region of
26-459: A great airlift after the a magnitude 9.5 earthquake hit the area on 22 May 1960. The airport with its original terminal was officially inaugurated in 1963. After Augusto Pinochet left Chile's Presidency, a plan was put underway by the new government to make new airport terminals and freeways across the country, so that Chile's smaller cities could have better connections with Santiago . Puerto Montt, along with Calama and other small areas, were among
39-614: A population density of 16.9 /km². The Región de Los Lagos has seventeen towns according to the 2017 census, of which eleven have more than 10000 inhabitants each. The region, in general, has a natural vegetation of Valdivian temperate rain forest . The coastal part, except for the south of the Chiloé Island , has a temperate climate with cold winter rain. To the south, the climate is characterized by constant rain and not having dry seasons. Protected areas include 7 national parks, 2 private-owned parks and 2 natural monuments. The region
52-622: Is a commercial and private aviation facility which serves the tourist area of Puerto Montt , Chile. It is one of the most important airports in Chile and is considered a gateway to the Chilean Patagonia. Located at the center of Northern Patagonia and near the Archaeological site of Monte Verde . The construction of the runway at El Tepual airport was completed in April 1960, and became the site of
65-471: Is bordered on the north by Los Ríos Region , on the south by Aisén Region , on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by Argentina (provinces of Neuquén , Río Negro and Chubut ). Wild environments can be seen along the coastal area, such as Caleta Zorra . The region has an area of 48,585 km (18,759 sq mi) and its population, according to the 2017 INE Census was 823,204, with
78-658: Is considered part of Patagonia . Historically, the Huilliche have called this territory between Bueno River and Reloncaví Sound Futahuillimapu , meaning "great land of the south". The region hosts Monte Verde , one of the oldest archaeological sites of the Americas. The largest indigenous group of the region are the Huilliche who lived in the area before the arrival of the Spanish. The Spanish crown settled Chiloé Archipelago in 1567 while
91-535: Is owned by a number of international companies, headed by Chile's IDC, or Administracion de Concesiones . In 1998, IDC agreed to operate the airport for twelve more years, which would make El Tepual their property until 2010. A new terminal was inaugurated in February 2010, having increased the number of jetways from 2 to 5, as well as improving the check-in area, baggage claim, airport security, heating system and other airport facilities as well as significantly enlarging
104-524: Is the center of aquaculture in chile . El Tepual Airport lies a few miles west of Puerto Montt and Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport a few miles east of Osorno . Also east of Osorno, the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass is a major mountain pass across the Andes to Argentina via Route 215 . El Tepual Airport El Tepual International Airport ( IATA : PMC , ICAO : SCTE )
117-456: The Lakes') is one of Chile's 16 regions , which are first order administrative divisions , and comprises four provinces: Chiloé , Llanquihue , Osorno and Palena . The region contains the country's second-largest island, Chiloé , and the second-largest lake, Llanquihue . Its capital is Puerto Montt ; other important cities include Osorno , Castro , Ancud , and Puerto Varas . Los Lagos Region
130-511: The most benefitted places out of the number of Chilean cities listed on the project. During the early 1990s, the numbers of international tourists (specially those from neighboring countries such as Argentina and Brazil ) grew considerably. In 1995, the new airport terminal finally opened, with Lan Chile as the largest airline company flying there. LATAM Chile has been flying for many decades to Puerto Montt. Other carriers that fly to Puerto Montt are SKY Airline and JetSMART . El Tepual
143-453: The parking lot. By the mid 2020s, a new, parallel runway should be operative. The airport has five jetways (also called airplane tunnel ), 4 domestic gates (numbered 1–4) and one international gate (gate number 5, still not in operation and still used for domestic). The airport has a restaurant, a massage facility, immigration offices and areas for disabled persons, among other facilities. El Tepual airport can only cater to airplanes with
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#1732851376800156-560: The rest of the region begun to be slowly colonized by non-indigenous people only in the late 18th century. In the 1850s Germans arrived to colonize the shores of Llanquihue Lake under a Chilean state-sponsored program. Los Lagos Region economy is dominated by the service sector but based in fishing , salmon aquaculture , forestry and cattle farming. Tourism is economically important in The Andes where ski resorts , hot springs and recreational fishing are popular offers. The region
169-447: The size of a Boeing 707 or smaller. Boeing 737s , Airbus A318s , Airbus A319s , Airbus A320s and Airbus A321s are particularly prominent among airplanes that fly to the airport. In 2004, the IDC estimated that one million passengers passed through the airport's gates, making it Chile's second busiest. At the time, IDC expected that total to rise to four million passengers by 2010. Among
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