Valle El Manso is a valley in the Andes of

Río Negro Province Río Negro (, ''Black River'') is a province of Argentina, located in northern Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Its capit ...

, Argentine Patagonia. Located in the vicinity of Chile it was settled in the late 19th century by

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and

Mapuche The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who sha ...

stock as well by

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Chiloé Archipelago The Chiloé Archipelago ( es, Archipiélago de Chiloé, , ) is a group of islands lying off the coast of Chile, in the Los Lagos Region. It is separated from mainland Chile by the Chacao Channel in the north, the Sea of Chiloé in the east and t ...

in particular was the place of origin of most Chilean settlers. Early settlers engaged in subsistence farming. The valley was used to move cattle from the interior of Patagonia to the ports in the Pacific. The combination of its altitude, latitude, and predominance of west-northwest winds cause the climate of Valle El Manso to be classified as a cool temperate climate with a dry season that presents a west–east precipitation gradient.

Manso River Manso may refer to: Places * Manso, Haute-Corse, France * Manso, Ghana People * Manso (surname) * Manso Indians, an indigenous American people Given name * Manso, Prefect of Amalfi (), Italian noble * Manso I of Amalfi (died 1004), Ital ...

that runs through the valley drains by

Puelo River The Puelo River has its origin in Lake Puelo in Argentine, and flows north-west through the Andes into Chile and the Reloncaví Estuary of the Reloncaví Sound at the northern end of the Gulf of Ancud. Course Just downstream from its source in ...

to the

Reloncaví Estuary Reloncaví Estuary (Spanish: Esturario de Reloncaví, archaic: Sin Fondo) is a fjord off Reloncaví Sound, located in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. Several National Parks and Wilderness Areas are situated in the vicinity of this fjord. Among t ...

in the

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References

{{reflist Landforms of Río Negro Province Populated places in Río Negro Province El Manso