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Another aerial view of 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 times, the country's conquest, colonial period, wars of Independence, modern history, agriculture (wine, traditional crops), culture (literature, poetry, folklore), religion, economy and politics.
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Rivers with a basin area of more than 10,000 km² Rank Name Basin area Length 1: Loa River: 33,570 km² [1]: 440 km [1]: 2: Baker River: 26,726 km²: 170 km 3: Bío-Bío River
Maule lies at the southern end of the Central Valley and is one of the coolest wine-producing areas in Chile, although the Maule River flowing east to west has a moderating effect on the climate. The river also provides the different alluvial soil types found around the region, which included granite, red clay, loam and gravel.
The Maule Region (Spanish: Región del Maule, pronounced) 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 km 2 .
This list contains: Name of the stream, in Spanish Language; Coordinates are latitude and longitude of the feature in ± decimal degrees, at the mouth of the stream; Link to a map including the Geonameid (a number which uniquely identifies a Geoname feature)
The Ramal Talca-Constitución, also known as the Ramal de Maule is the last remaining narrow-gauge ramal (branch line) in Chile. [1] Its 88-kilometre (55 mi) route follows the north bank of the Maule River and crosses the communes of Talca , Maule , Pencahue and Constitución , with Constitución the last station on the line.
The Claro River is a river of Chile located in the Maule Region. It rises in the Andes, in the Radal Siete Tazas National Park and flows northwest until the city of Molina . Then, it flows southwest, crosses below the Panamericana , to the vicinity of the city of Talca to empty into the Maule River .