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Collage Paniahue apartments
Damage on Paniahue apartments after 2010 Chile earthquake.

Paniahue (Mapudungun: proper place to take the glare) is a Chilean village located north of Santa Cruz, Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.

In 1899, it had 1,055 inhabitants, its own post office and a free public school. It currently has 2,526 inhabitants.

History

Diego Grez in front of destroyed apartments in Paniahue, Santa Cruz, Chile
Destroyed apartments in Paniahue

The village was greatly damaged by the 2010 Chile earthquakes, and the Paniahue apartments became an icon of the earthquake.

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