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Antuco may refer to: * Antuco (volcano), in Chile * Antuco, Chile * Antuco Hydroelectric Plant * Tragedy of Antuco On May 18, 2005, Major of the Chilean Army Patricio Cereceda, on a routine training mission, ordered 474 conscripts of the 17th Regiment of Los Ángeles, Bío Bío, Los Ángeles to March 28km along the side of the Antuco (volcano), Antuco volcano a ...
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Antuco (volcano)
Antuco Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Bío Bío Region of Chile, near Sierra Velluda and on the shore of Laguna del Laja. Eruptions The first registered eruption occurred in 1624 but it is known that the volcano experienced some activity in the 16th century.Petit-Breuilh 2004, p. 105. The 1624 eruption was strombolian forming a lava flow and resulting in the ejection of pyroclasts. Beginning with this eruption many more were recorded as the volcano lies near an Andean mountain pass transited by the Spanish. 24–30 April 2013 In April 2013, there were reported signs of activity sighted by nearby inhabitants - a pilot even reported ash spewing from the volcano. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, investigated and determined that only trace gases and steam had emerged from Antuco. In literature * ''The Voyage of the Beagle'' by Charles Darwin * ''Les Enfants du capitaine Grant'', also known as '' In Search of Castaways: A Romanti ...
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Antuco, Chile
Antuco is a Chilean commune and town in Bío Bío Province, Bío Bío Region. The commune includes Laguna del Laja and Laguna del Laja National Park, which contains Antuco Volcano and Sierra Velluda. The latter is the tallest mountain in Bío Bío Region. The town of Antuco is located slightly south of the south bank of the Laja River. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Antuco spans an area of and has 3,908 inhabitants (1,981 men and 1,927 women). Of these, 1,978 (50.6%) lived in urban areas and 1,930 (49.4%) in rural areas. The population fell by 3.8% (154 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Administration As a commune, Antuco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Claudio Edelberto Solar Jara (PDC). Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Antuco is represented in the Chamber ...
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Antuco Hydroelectric Plant
Antuco Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric power station in Bío Bío Region, Chile. The plant uses water from Laja River and produces of electricity. The plant was built by ENDESA Endesa, S.A. (, originally an initialism for ''Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S.A''.) is a Spanish multinational electric utility company, the largest in the country. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, ... in . References Energy infrastructure completed in 1981 Energy infrastructure in Biobío Region Hydroelectric power stations in Chile {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub ...
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