Guaqui or Guaque River is a

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of the Bío Bío River in the Bío Bío Region of

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. It is a river of great volume with a course of 55 kilometers originating from small streams, that have their source west of the town of

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; it runs to the west, north of the city of Los Ángeles, and it empties on the right bank of the Bio Bio, immediately south of the small town of Diuquin. Its major tributary is the

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. Near its mouth was the site of the old fort

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. Guaqui, is a derivative of the

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''guaqueñ'', "murmur".

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Francisco Solano Asta Buruaga y Cienfuegos Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos (July 21, 1817 – June 13, 1892) was a Chilean politician and lawyer. Biography Astaburuaga was born in Talca on July 21, 1817. His parents were Cayetano Astaburuaga Valdovinos and Petronila Cienfuego ...

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Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, SEGUNDA EDICIÓN CORREGIDA Y AUMENTADA, NUEVA YORK, D. APPLETON Y COMPAÑÍA. 1899. pg.300 Guaque. — Rio

Guaqui River Guaqui or Guaque River is a tributary of the Bío Bío River in the Bío Bío 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 ...

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