Villa Tehuelches

Villa Tehuelches
Village
Location of the Laguna Blanca commune in the Magallanes Region
Location of the Laguna Blanca commune in the Magallanes Region
CountryChile
RegionMagallanes
ProvinceMagallanes
CommuneLaguna Blanca
Founded30 December 1927 (as "Morro Chico")
Population
 • Total
151[when?]
Area code56 +
ClimateCfc

Villa Tehuelches is a Chilean village (pop. 151[when?]) and capital of the commune (Spanish: comuna) of Laguna Blanca[1] in the Magallanes Province, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region. This area of Patagonian plains (Quechua: pampas) is suitable for livestock and the breeding of sheep.[2]

History

The municipality was created on 30 December 1927 with the original name of Morro Chico, and was renamed following the reformulation of borders in Decree No. 2868, 26.10.1979.[citation needed]

Community activities

The village offers educational services with a school named "Diego Portales". The director of the school also administers the internship[clarification needed] for students coming from different regions, both of Laguna Blanca as other municipalities and provinces (Punta Arenas, Río Verde, Chile, Puerto Aysén, Puerto Natales)

The village has access to emergency health care through a first aid post.

An estancia (large ranch) in the Comune of Laguna Blanca, just south of Villa Tehuelches, with the Laguna Blanca in the distance (the lake on the right, faintly visible).

References

  1. ^ Director (2019-04-14). "Día de la Educación Rural se conmemoró con estudiantes de Villa Tehuelches". El Magallánico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Villa Tehuelches Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine