Chihuío is a

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and hamlet along Curringue River in the

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Futrono Futrono (from the Mapudungun: ''Futronhue'', meaning "place of smoke") is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Futrono. It is located in Ranco Province in Los Ríos Region, on the northwest shore of Ranco Lake ...

commune,

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Massacre of prisoners

In October 1973, about one month after the

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, the

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gathered the prisoners of the

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s of

Llifén Llifén is a Chilean town ( es, 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 a slight increase relative to the 748 inhabitants recorded in the 2002 c ...

and

Chabranco Chabranco is a hamlet in the hills northeast of Maihue Lake, south-central Chile. It lies along to road to Lilpela Pass and the hot springs of Chihuío Chihuío is a hot spring and hamlet along Curringue River in the Andes of Futrono commune, so ...

and brought them to Chihuío. On the way to Chihuío the trucks became stuck in the mud, forcing the prisoners and soldiers to walk. The group walked through the night and on October 9 reached the small hamlet of Chihuío. There some prisoners were tied with

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. Later the prisoners were ordered to run, and then the soldiers shot at them. The prisoners' bodies were then piled in the road and partly covered with trunks and tree branches.Escarate Hidalgo, Jorge
La misión era matar: el juicio a la caravana Pinochet-Arellano
pages 77-81. Published 2000. Reviewed on September 23, 2009.

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Geography of Los Ríos Region Hot springs of Chile Mass graves Populated places in Ranco Province Landforms of Los Ríos Region {{LosRíos-geo-stub

Massacre of prisoners

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