Arauco is a city and commune (Spanish: comuna) in Chile, located in Arauco Province in the Biobio Region. The meaning of Arauco means Chalky Water in Mapudungun. The region was a Moluche aillarehue.
Population: 24,659
Latitude: -37° 14' 46.68" S
Longitude: -73° 19' 3.07" W
La Imperial or Ciudad Imperial was a city founded by Pedro de Valdivia on April 16, 1552 and named in honor of the Emperor Charles V. It was abandoned on April 5, 1600 and destroyed as a result of the Mapuche Uprising of 1598 during the War of Arauc…
Carampangue is a small town in Biobío Region, Chile. The town is approximately 50 kilometers south of the regional capital, Concepción, and a borders the towns of Arauco and Ramadillas. Carampangue is split by a highway, with the two parts respectiv…
Marihueñu or Marigueno is a large hill in the Nahuelbuta Range near the coast in the Lota commune of the Bío Bío Region of southern Chile. Its name is from the Mapudungun mari, "ten" and huenu, "heights". This height was within the Moluche aillarehu…
Laraquete River is a small river in Arauco Province, Bío Bío Region of Chile.
Laraquete is a Chilean town in Arauco, Arauco Province, Biobío Region. It is located at the mouth of the Laraquete River about 50 kilometers south of the Chilean city of Concepción.