Liquiñe, Village with hot springs in Panguipulli, Chile

Liquiñe is a rural village in the Liquiñe Valley of Panguipulli commune, Los Ríos Region, at about 230 m elevation. It lies along the road to the Carirriñe Pass and stretches linearly for more than 4 km, with a CECOSF clinic, border police, fire station, churches, schools, small shops and lodgings. The Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault runs beneath the settlement, feeding some 45 thermal springs in the surrounding area.

Liquiñe lies on the northern end of the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault, the fault system whose geothermal activity feeds the valley's springs. In 1971 the state forestry company Complejo Forestal y Maderero Panguipulli, created under Salvador Allende, administered over 360,000 hectares reaching from Baños de Chihuío south to Liquiñe. After the 1973 coup, Operation Leopardo brought 350 soldiers and paratroopers into the zone; on 10 October 1973 sixteen peasants and forestry workers were detained here and shot on the bridge over the Toltén near Villarrica.

Liquiñe takes its name from Mapudungun, usually translated as "weeping eyes", a reference to the many springs welling up in the valley. The village stretches for more than 4 km along the road toward the Carirriñe Pass, with a CECOSF clinic, border police post, fire station, churches, schools, small shops and lodgings. Its 45 thermal sources belong to the Coñaripe-Liquiñe hot spring chain, which includes the Termas de Liquiñe, Hipólito Muñoz, Manquecura and Punulaf.

The village stretches for over 4 km along the road to the Carirriñe Pass, so a vehicle helps to reach the various hot springs. The pass itself is open only in January and February. Mobile coverage is limited to Entel 3G/4G, Claro 3G and WOM roaming.

Liquiñe sits on the northern tip of the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault, the geological line that feeds its many hot springs. The village stretches for more than 4 km along the road toward the Carirriñe Pass, which links it with Junín de los Andes in Argentina and is open only in January and February.