Lacuy Peninsula

View of the Fuerte a Agüi at the eastern end of the peninsula.

The Lacuy Peninsula (Spanish: península de Lacuy), alternatively spelled with i, is located in the northwestern corner of Chiloé Island. The peninsula lies a few kilometer west of Ancud but the isthmus that connects to the rest Chiloé Island lies more than 10 km west of Ancud. During colonial times the peninsula hosted a Spanish fort system. consisting of three batteries, one sentinel outpost and one fort. The fort, named Fuerte de Agüi, was the site of the battle of Agüi in 1820.[1] The geological Lacui Formation is named after the peninsula.

References

  1. ↑ Sahady Villanueva, Antonio; Bravo Sánchez, José; Quilodrán Rubio, Carolina (2011). "Fuertes españoles en Chiloé: las huellas de la historia en medio del paisaje insular". Revista INVI 73 (26): 133–165. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

Coordinates: 41°49′23″S 73°59′53″W / 41.823167°S 73.9981944°W / -41.823167; -73.9981944

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