Valdivia is a city in southern of Chile, located in the confluence of the rivers Calle- Calle, Tongue, Valdivia and Cau Cau, and at approximately 15 km of the Corral Bay.
Capital of the province of Valdivia and of the newly created Region of The Rivers -that will be soon approved by the Congress. The city is also the home of the Austral University of Chile. Valdivia is located at 835 km of Santiago de Chile.

Recent Valdivia's History

Panoramic View 360, Bridge on the River Calle-Calle , Valdivia

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Valdivia's Church.

Valdivia's downtown Pedestrian Walk.

Valdivia's Municipal Market.

Rivera del Río Calle-Calle.

In 1960, on May 22 at 15:00 hours, the city –and all South of Chile- was shaken by the most intense earthquake that has ever been recorded, rating 9 degrees on the Richter's scale – the only measurement that was done since the instruments were destroyed just after.
This catastrophe (known as Valdivia's Earthquake) had effects on a great extension of the country and the formation of tsunamis in Japan. The seism destroyed great part of the city, but the damage was limited by the abundant wooden and not very high constructions.
The tidal wave that followed the seism destroyed several of the Spanish fortresses, causing important damages not only in Valdivia Province but in the whole coastal seaboard from the VIII the X Region. Outside Chile, the tidal wave caused important damages in the coasts of Hawaii. In addition of changing the features of the city and surroundings (sinking of areas of swampy ground), it left disabled great part of the river for the navigation towards the ocean.

Source: Wikipedia.org

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