You pronounce the double l's as a y - give it a try! (Koyipooyi)
The name means "coloured lands" in the Mapuche language.
Population: about 22,000.
And here is your very own personal tour -
On our way -
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| Always one of my favorite houses to pass by - so bright and cheery! |
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| Notice the "dish" - not an abandoned shack after all! |
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| The hermanas call this the "ketchup & mustard" house! |
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| Such great girls!! (sorry about the red eyes!) |
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| The magnificent bridge of Collipulli! |
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| It is called the Malleco Viaduct and officially opened for railway business in 1890. At that time it was the highest such bridge in the world! Today it is a National Monument! You can see the PanAmerican Highway next to it. |
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| Beautiful oxen - still used all over Chile! |
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| A charming street in Collipulli |
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| Family shopping day on the streets of Collipulli |
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| Cannons flanking statue of the founder of Collupulli in the Plaza de Armas. Handsome bystander:):) |
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| Such a beautiful central Plaza!! |
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| Our Collipulli chapel |
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| The four great Collipulli elders in November 2014!! |
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