Tourism in english: DO YOU KNOW THE LIRQUÉN TOWN-PORT?

Lirquén is a chilean town-port.

Population:

It has approximately 15,000 inhabitants 

Distance: 

- It´s located 9,3 miles from Concepción-City  

- Located 1,8 miles from Penco.

- Located 9,3 miles from The Carriel Sur National Airport (Chile)   

Date of origin: In 1850´s approximately 

- It belongs to the Penco commune (or Penco city). 

Type of town: Urban - neighborhood.

The ChinaTown in Lirquén (Chile)

DO YOU KNOW IN LIRQUÉN, THE CHINATOWN?

The passage pedestrian (small street) - alley restaurant and seafood 

Picturesque neighborhood where houses and seafood restaurants ofter the best seafood. 

You enter through a narrow passage from the Balmaceda Street, head of the "Lirquén´s Square".  

The Lirquén PORT (Chile)

THE LIRQUÉN PORT 

At present, an intense is also developed in LIRQUEN PORT activity. 

LIRQUÉN PORT is a multipurpose terminal loading and unloading of wood, pulp, fertilizers and containers. 

It is one of the four ports in the "Eighth Region" (or Bío Bío Zone). 

The port has an interesting anecdote of patrimonial court, as part of its premises today occupies the ground where they operated coal mines that were in Lirquén, which were located at the height of the beach.    

TYPICAL DISHES (Sea food)

- Crab cake 

                 



Others places in the North Coast PENCO - TOMÉ (Links)

Penco Beach

Black Beach (Penco)

Restaurants in Penco (Foods)