University of the Frontier ( es, Universidad de La Frontera) or UFRO is a public university in

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. It is a derivative university and part of the

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. UFRO boasts a student body with a variety of abilities and from a variety of backgrounds, many of them are

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 s ...

descent.

Facilities

The university owns a property called Rucamanque, that is used for research, environmental education, and conservation. Rucamanque holds

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and second-growth forest.

Notable alumni

* Pedro Cayuqueo, Mapuche activist and journalist * Gloria Dünkler, writer and recipient of the 2016 Pablo Neruda Award * Natividad Llanquileo, attorney, Mapuche activist, and member of the

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(2021-present) *

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, academic, Mapuche activist, and President of the

(2021-present) * Andrea Parra, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile (2018-present) and former Governor of the

Malleco Province Malleco Province ( es, Provincia de Malleco) is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía (IX). Its population as of the 2017 census is 205,124, and it covers an area of . The provincial capital is the city of Angol. ...

(2014-2016)

References

La Frontera Education in La Araucanía Region Educational institutions established in 1981 Forestry education 1981 establishments in Chile Buildings and structures in La Araucanía Region {{Chile-university-stub