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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.
The Maule region is Chile's leading wine-making region, producing 50% of all the country's fine export wines, and a number of the largest vineyards are located here. Owing to its high concentration of vineyards, the Curicó Valley, which means "black water" in Mapudungun, is considered the core of Chile's wine industry. Wine-making is a ...
This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. ... Link to a map including the Geonameid ... Maule River: 20,600 km² [3] 240 ...
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.
As a commune, Maule 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 Iván Riveros Cerda (ILE), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and his council members are: [ 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)
Curicó (Spanish pronunciation:) is a city located in Chile's central valley and serves as the capital of the Curicó Province, which is part of the Maule Region.Positioned between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca, the region stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the border with Argentina.
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 .