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Lora, Chile
Lora is a town on the Mataquito River, in the Licantén commune of the Curicó Province, Maule Region, in 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 eas .... It was named for the tribe of Promaucaes that inhabited the region.Thomas Guevara, Historia de Curicó, Capítulo I References Sources Thomas Guevara, Historia de Curicó, Alicante : Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes, 2000Originally published in 1891. Populated places in Curicó Province {{Maule-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mataquito River
Mataquito is a river located in the Curicó Province, Province of Curicó, Maule Region of Chile and formed by the union of rivers Teno River, Teno and Lontué River, Lontué about 10 kilometers west of Curicó near the locality of Sagrada Familia, Chile, Sagrada Familia and empties into the Pacific Ocean south of the town of Iloca (Chile), Iloca, Licantén. Sources Cuenca del río Mataquito Rivers of Maule Region Rivers of Chile {{Chile-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Licantén
Licantén is a town within the Licantén commune, administered by the Municipality of Licantén within the Curicó Province in the Maule Region of Chile. The commune also include the coastal town of Iloca. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Licantén spans an area of and has 6,902 inhabitants (3,654 men and 3,248 women). Of these, 3,974 (57.6%) lived in urban areas and 2,928 (42.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8.8% (557 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Administration As a commune, Licantén is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Héctor Quiero Palacios ( UDI). Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Licantén is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Roberto León (PDC) and Celso Morales (UDI) as part of the 36th electoral district, together with Curicó, Teno, Romeral, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curicó Province
Curicó Province ( es, Provincia de Curicó) is one of four Provinces of Chile, provinces of the central Chilean Regions of Chile, region of Maule Region, Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua Province, Colchagua and Talca Province, Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentina, Argentine frontier, spanning an area of . According to the 2002 census, the population was 244,053. Administration As a province, Curicó is a second-level administrative divisions of Chile, administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the President of Chile, president. Communes The province is composed of nine Communes of Chile, communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. * Curicó * Hualañé * Licantén * Molina, Chile, Molina * Rauco * Romeral * Sagrada Familia, Chile, Sagrada Familia * Teno * Vichuquén History The region is named for the Curis, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maule Region
The Maule Region ( es, Región del Maule, ) 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 20,600 km2. The Maule river is of considerable historic interest because, among other reasons, it marked the southern limits of the Inca Empire. Geography and ecology The region covers an area of and is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean; on the east by the Argentina; on the north by the O'Higgins Region, and on the south by the Ñuble Region. There are a number of flora and fauna species present in Maule. For example, the endangered Chilean Wine Palm ('' Jubaea chilensis'') is found in a very limited distribution that includes the Maule Region. The limited distribution '' Nothofagus alessandri'' is also found in the region. Demography According to the 2017 census, the population of the region was 1,033,19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promaucaes
Promaucae, also spelled as ''Promaucas'' or ''Purumaucas'' (from Quechua ''purum awqa'': wild enemy), were an indigenous pre-Columbian Mapuche tribal group that lived in the present territory of Chile, south of the Maipo River basin of Santiago, Chile and the Itata River. Those to the north were called ''Quillotanes'' and '' Mapochoes'' by the Spanish colonists). They spoke Mapudungun, like the Moluche to the south, and were part of the Picunche tribe that lived north of the Itata River. Description The Inca referred to all the peoples who were not under their empire as ''puruma auca''. Because these Picunche tribes were successful in defending their territory against the Inca Empire in the Battle of the Maule, they were given this distinctive name. In an effort to transliterate the word into Spanish phonetics, the Spanish referred to them as the ''Purumaucas'' or ''Promaucaes''. The early Spanish in the area knew their region as the province of Promaucae and its inhabitant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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