The Cauquenes River is a tributary of the
Perquilauquén River, and traverses
Cauquenes Province
Cauquenes Province ( es, Provincia de Cauquenes) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital is the city of Cauquenes.
Geography and demography
The provincial capital, Cauquenes, lies approxim ...
, in the
Maule Region of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
. It is born in the
Cordillera de la Costa, near
Cauquenes
Cauquenes, a city and commune in Chile, is the capital of the Cauquenes Province and is located in the Maule Region.
History
According to the historical records of Alonso de Ercilla, Cauquenes was originally inhabited by an indigenous community o ...
. After passing to the south of the latter city it is joined by the
Tutuvén River. In its lower course receives only a few minor streams before flowing into the Perquilauquén, a tributary of the
Maule River
The Maule river or Río Maule ( Mapudungun: ''rainy'') is one of the most important rivers of Chile. It is inextricably linked to the country's pre-Hispanic (Inca) times, the country's conquest, colonial period, wars of Independence, modern hist ...
.
Like the
Purapel, the Cauquenes River is one of the few rivers that flow eastward, in a country where the overwhelming majority of rivers flow east-to-west.
External links
EVALUACIÓN DE LOS RECURSOS HÍDRICOS SUBTERRÁNEOS DE LA CUENCA DEL RÍO CAUQUENES
Google maps aerial view. Cauquenes River and city of Cauquenes (left)
Rivers of Chile
Rivers of Maule Region
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