The Perquilauquén River (mapudungun: for "purgative") is a tributary of the

Loncomilla Loncomilla River (Mapudungun for "Gold of the Chief") is a tributary to the Maule river in Linares Province, Maule Region, Chile. Two rivers join to form the Loncomilla River: the Perquilauquén river and Longaví river. See also * List of riv ...

river, in the

Maule Region The Maule Region (, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region derives its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,6 ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. The river joins the

Longaví Longaví (in Mapudungun: ''snake's head'') is a Chilean city and commune located in Linares Province, one of the four provinces that make up the Maule Region, in the geographical center of Chile. Geography The commune has a surface of and is b ...

to form the

, 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 hi ...

Geography

The Perquilauquén flows initially from southeast to northwest and forms the border between the provinces of Linares,

Itata ''Itata'' is a genus (biology), genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Name The genus name is derived from the Itata River in southern Chile. Species * ''Itata completa'' (Nathan Banks, Banks, 1929) – Panama * ''Itata isab ...

and Punilla. Subsequently, it changes its course flowing north, then east and then north, again, until it is joined by the Longaví.

External links

Google maps aerial view. Perquilauquén River and bridge, Chile Google maps aerial view. Changing courses of the river PerquilauquénGoogle maps aerial view of the southern of Linares Province, Chile, showing part of the basins of Rivers Ancoa, Achibueno, Longaví and Perquilauquén
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