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Llanquihue Province
Llanquihue is a province of Chile located in the southern Los Lagos Region. Located in the province is Chile's second largest lake, the Llanquihue. Also are the volcanoes: Osorno, Calbuco, Puntiagudo and Cerro Tronador.
European settlement of Llanquihue began in 1852 when Germans were encouraged to immigrate to southern Chile. A century later in 1945 a new wave of Jewish refugees came from Germany.
The region is well know for the beauty of the natural environment as well as for the food and seafood from the ports of Puerto Montt and Calbuco.
Cities
Frutillar
Puerto Montt
Puerto Varas
Llanquihue
Fresia
Calbuco
Communes and municipalities
Calbuco
Cochamo
Fresia
Frutillar
Llanquihue
Los Muermos
Maullin
Puerto Montt
Puerto Varas
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