Paniahue
Paniahue (Mapudungun: proper place to take the glare) is a Chilean village located north of Santa Cruz, Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.
Destroyed apartments in Paniahue 
In 1899, it had 1,055 inhabitants, its own post office and a free public school. It currently has 2,526 inhabitants.
History
The village was greatly damaged by the 2010 Chile earthquakes, and the Paniahue apartments became an icon of the earthquake.
See also
References
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- ^ "DICCIONARIO MAPUDUNGUN - MAPUCHE - RANCULCHE - ESPAÑOL" (in Spanish). Alihuén. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- ^ Astaburuaga Cienfuegos, Francisco, ed. (1899). . Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (Geographic Dictionary of the Republic of Chile) (in Spanish).
- ^ "PANIAHUE (Santa Cruz, COLCHAGUA)". chile.pueblosamerica.com. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
34°37′S 71°22′W / 34.617°S 71.367°W
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