Llifén

Llifén

Llifén

Town in Los Ríos, Chile

Llifén is a Chilean town (Spanish: pueblo) in the commune of Futrono on the shores of Ranco Lake located near the mouth of Calcurrupe River. In 2017 Llifén had a population 768,[1] a slight increase relative to the 748 inhabitants recorded in the 2002 census.[2] Llifén was one of the last places in Chile where artisan fishing was done with fish traps called lollys. Fishing with this technique ceased in the 1970s.[3]

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The town is served by Chollinco Airport.

References

  1. [1]
    "Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caceríos 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Chile: Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caseríos, Instituto nacional de estadísticas, June 2005, retrieved January 10, 2014
  3. [3]
    Álvarez, Ricardo; Munita, Doina; Hernández, Jaime; Barón, Alex; Gálvez, Diego (2012). "Antecedentes etnográficos e históricos de la pesca con nasas (llolles) en el centro sur de Chile" [Ethnographic and historical background of fish trap (Llolles) in south central Chile] (PDF). Revista Austral de Ciencias Sociales (in Spanish). 25: 5–21.

See also

40.1978°S 72.2598°W / -40.1978; -72.2598

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