The Perquilauquén River (mapudungun: for "purgative") is a tributary of the Loncomilla river, 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 ...

. 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 ...

to form the Loncomilla, 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 ...

Geography

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

Itata ''Itata'' is a 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'' (Banks, 1929) – Panama * '' Itata isabellina'' ( Taczanowski, 1878) ...

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

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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 ⅔ of Linares Province, Chile, showing part of the basins of Rivers Ancoa, Achibueno, Longaví and Perquilauquén
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