Lolol
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Lolol is a Chile
an commune and town in Colchagua Province
, O'Higgins Region
. Lolol was founded in 1830.
During the XVII century, several hacienda
s were created throughout the Colchagua Valley; they were great lands which the King of Spain granted to his conquistador
es. After the Chilean Independence in 1818, several mansions were created in the Lolol area, some of which are still standing today, and are part of the local tourism.
From late XIX century, and until mid-XX century, the Hacienda Lolol and Hacienda Santa Teresa de Quiahue (located southwest of Lolol) were an important part of the local economy.
In 2003, central Lolol was declared National Monument of Chile, in the category of Typical and Picturesque Zone, due to the convervation of its colonial structures, culture and traditions.
of the National Statistics Institute
, Lolol spans an area of 596.9 sqkm and has 6,191 inhabitants (3,235 men and 2,956 women). Of these, 2,118 (34.2%) lived in urban area
s and 4,073 (65.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.2% (247 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
, headed by an alcalde
who is directly elected every four years.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Lolol is represented in the Chamber of Deputies
by Mr. Ramón Barros (UDI) and Mr. Juan Carlos Latorre (PDC
) as part of the 35th electoral district, (together with Placilla
, Nancagua
, Chépica
, Santa Cruz
, Pumanque
, Palmilla
, Peralillo
, Navidad
, Litueche
, La Estrella
, Pichilemu
, Marchihue
and Paredones
). The commune is represented in the Senate
by Andrés Chadwick Piñera (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (PS
) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).
Lolol is known as "Tierra Huasa
" (Country Land); traditional events such as rodeos
, trillas a yegua suelta, carreras a la chilena, amid others, take place in the town. In the local medialuna
, besides of the rodeos, massive events are also performed because of its public capacity.
. Its principal productions as an hacienda were mostly based in the cultivation of wheat and wine grapes, and the rearing of sheep. The old casa patronal (manor house) of Santa Teresa de Quiahue is one of the main attractions; it is property of Tomás Correa Hogg, grandson of Aliro Correa Fuenzalida, who was its propietary since late XIX century. The casa patronal was constructed in height due to the regular floodings of Estero Quiahue. The old part of the building suffered great damage after the earthquake of 27 February 2010
.
, and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Santa Cruz
, through the I-72 route. The hacienda compresses lands used for agriculture and animal husbandry, an a agricultura y ganado, a reservoir of ten kilometers where mackerel fishing is common, known as the "Tranque de Lolol", and a four feet high monument near the dam erected to Saint Isidore the Laborer.
Dedicated to tourism, tourists to Hacienda Lolol may visit the place riding horses, and visit casas patronales with lunches of typical Chilean food, accompannied by wines of the Colchagua Valley.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an commune and town in Colchagua Province
Colchagua Province
Colchagua Province is one of three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins . Its capital is San Fernando. It is bordered on the north by Cachapoal Province, on the east by the Argentine Republic, on the south by Curicó Province, and on the west by Cardenal Caro Province.-Geography and...
, O'Higgins Region
O'Higgins Region
The VI O'Higgins Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founding fathers....
. Lolol was founded in 1830.
History
The word Lolol comes from the Mapudungun language, and it literally means "land of crabs and holes."During the XVII century, several hacienda
Hacienda
Hacienda is a Spanish word for an estate. Some haciendas were plantations, mines, or even business factories. Many haciendas combined these productive activities...
s were created throughout the Colchagua Valley; they were great lands which the King of Spain granted to his conquistador
Conquistador
Conquistadors were Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th to 16th centuries, following Europe's discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492...
es. After the Chilean Independence in 1818, several mansions were created in the Lolol area, some of which are still standing today, and are part of the local tourism.
From late XIX century, and until mid-XX century, the Hacienda Lolol and Hacienda Santa Teresa de Quiahue (located southwest of Lolol) were an important part of the local economy.
In 2003, central Lolol was declared National Monument of Chile, in the category of Typical and Picturesque Zone, due to the convervation of its colonial structures, culture and traditions.
Demographics
According to the 2002 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of the National Statistics Institute
National Statistics Institute (Chile)
The National Statistics Institute of Chile is a state-run organization of the Government of Chile, created in the second half of the 19th century and tasked with performing a general census of population and housing, then collecting, producing and publishing official demographic statistics of...
, Lolol spans an area of 596.9 sqkm and has 6,191 inhabitants (3,235 men and 2,956 women). Of these, 2,118 (34.2%) lived in urban area
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
s and 4,073 (65.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.2% (247 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Lolol is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal councilMunicipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
, headed by an alcalde
Alcalde
Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo and judge of first instance of a town...
who is directly elected every four years.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Lolol is represented in the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Chile
The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution....
by Mr. Ramón Barros (UDI) and Mr. Juan Carlos Latorre (PDC
Christian Democratic Party
Christian democratic parties are those political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching, and it continues to be influential in Europe and...
) as part of the 35th electoral district, (together with Placilla
Placilla
Placilla is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Placilla spans an area of and has 8,078 inhabitants . Of these, 2,114 lived in urban areas and 5,964 in rural areas...
, Nancagua
Nancagua
Nancagua is a Chilean city and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nancagua spans an area of and has 15,634 inhabitants . Of these, 9,264 lived in urban areas and 6,370 in rural areas...
, Chépica
Chépica
Chépica is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chépica spans an area of and has 13,857 inhabitants . Of these, 6,949 lived in urban areas and 6,908 in rural areas...
, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Chile
Santa Cruz is a Chilean city and commune, located in the Colchagua valley, in the O'Higgins Region, placed in the southern shore of Tinguiririca river, 110 miles from Santiago, Chile's capital city and 27 miles from San Fernando-History:...
, Pumanque
Pumanque
Pumanque is a Chilean commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pumanque spans an area of and has 3,442 inhabitants , making the commune an entirely rural area...
, Palmilla
Palmilla
Palmilla is a Chilean city and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Palmilla spans an area of and has 11,200 inhabitants . Of these, 2,088 lived in urban areas and 9,112 in rural areas...
, Peralillo
Peralillo
Peralillo is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peralillo spans an area of and has 9,729 inhabitants . Of these, 5,882 lived in urban areas and 3,847 in rural areas...
, Navidad
Navidad, Chile
Navidad is a Chilean commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Navidad spans an area of and has 5,422 inhabitants . Of these, 712 lived in urban areas and 4,710 in rural areas...
, Litueche
Litueche
Litueche is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Litueche spans an area of and has 5,526 inhabitants . Of these, 2,479 lived in urban areas and 3,047 in rural areas...
, La Estrella
La Estrella, Chile
La Estrella is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Estrella spans an area of and has 4,221 inhabitants . Of these, 1,380 lived in urban areas and 2,841 in rural areas...
, Pichilemu
Pichilemu
Pichilemu , originally known as Pichilemo, is a beach resort city and commune in central Chile, and capital of Cardenal Caro Province. It is located southwest of Santiago, the capital of Chile, and comprises an urban center and twenty-three villages, such as Ciruelos, Cáhuil, and Espinillo...
, Marchihue
Marchihue
Marchihue, also known as Marchigüe, is a Chilean town and commune in the Cardenal Caro Province of Chile's sixth region of O'Higgins.-Demographics:...
and Paredones
Paredones
Paredones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of and has 6,695 inhabitants . Of these, 2,195 lived in urban areas and 4,500 in rural areas...
). The commune is represented in the Senate
Senate of Chile
The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in the current Constitution of Chile.-Composition:...
by Andrés Chadwick Piñera (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (PS
Socialist Party of Chile
The Socialist Party of Chile is a political party, that is part of the center-left Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. Its historical leader was the late President of Chile Salvador Allende Gossens, who was deposed by General Pinochet in 1973...
) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).
Tourism
The most important part of the town of Lolol is the historical center, where the Iglesia de la Santísima Natividad de la Virgen de la Merced (Church of the Holy Nativity of Our Lady of Mercy) is located. The church has a painting of Chilean painter Alberto Valenzuela Llanos, a portrait of the appeareance of the Virgin of Mercy to King James I of Spain.Lolol is known as "Tierra Huasa
Huaso
A huaso is a Chilean countryman and skilled horseman, similar to the Argentinian, Rio Grande do Sul's or Uruguayan gaucho, the American cowboy, the Australian stockman, and Mexican vaquero and charro. A female huaso is called a huasa, although the term china is far more commonly used for his wife...
" (Country Land); traditional events such as rodeos
Chilean rodeo
Rodeo is a traditional sport in Chile. It was declared the national sport in 1962. It has since thrived, especially in the more rural areas of the country. Chilean rodeo is different from the rodeo found in North America...
, trillas a yegua suelta, carreras a la chilena, amid others, take place in the town. In the local medialuna
Medialuna
A medialuna is crescent-shaped corral used for rodeos, the official sport in Chile. They are generally 64–66 meters in diameter...
, besides of the rodeos, massive events are also performed because of its public capacity.
Santa Teresa de Quiahue
The Santa Teresa de Quiahue area is located southwest of Lolol, near to the border with Maule RegionMaule Region
The VII Maule Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region takes its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2...
. Its principal productions as an hacienda were mostly based in the cultivation of wheat and wine grapes, and the rearing of sheep. The old casa patronal (manor house) of Santa Teresa de Quiahue is one of the main attractions; it is property of Tomás Correa Hogg, grandson of Aliro Correa Fuenzalida, who was its propietary since late XIX century. The casa patronal was constructed in height due to the regular floodings of Estero Quiahue. The old part of the building suffered great damage after the earthquake of 27 February 2010
2010 Chile earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time , having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a...
.
Hacienda de Lolol
Hacienda Lolol is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) from San FernandoSan Fernando, Chile
San Fernando is the capital of the province of Colchagua, in central Chile, and the second most populated urban center of the O'Higgins Region. Located close to the Tinguiririca River in a fertile valley, San Fernando sits 1,112 feet above sea level...
, and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Chile
Santa Cruz is a Chilean city and commune, located in the Colchagua valley, in the O'Higgins Region, placed in the southern shore of Tinguiririca river, 110 miles from Santiago, Chile's capital city and 27 miles from San Fernando-History:...
, through the I-72 route. The hacienda compresses lands used for agriculture and animal husbandry, an a agricultura y ganado, a reservoir of ten kilometers where mackerel fishing is common, known as the "Tranque de Lolol", and a four feet high monument near the dam erected to Saint Isidore the Laborer.
Dedicated to tourism, tourists to Hacienda Lolol may visit the place riding horses, and visit casas patronales with lunches of typical Chilean food, accompannied by wines of the Colchagua Valley.