Cruces River
The Cruces River is a river in south-central Chile. Río Cruces originates from hills near the Villarica volcano and flows then in south-west direction.Photo: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Chile
- Also known as: “Rio Cruces (Santuario)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Las Marías Airport and Jardín Botánico de la Universidad Austral de Chile.
Las Marías Airport
Aerodrome
Las Marías Airport is an airport 2 kilometres north of Valdivia, a city in the Los Ríos Region of Chile. The airport operates in daylight hours year-round. Las Marías Airport is situated 2½ km southeast of Cruces River.
Jardín Botánico de la Universidad Austral de Chile
Park
Photo: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jardín Botánico de la Universidad Austral de Chile is a park, which is situated 3 km south of Cruces River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabo Blanco and Punucapa.
Cabo Blanco
Hamlet
Cabo Blanco is a Chilean hamlet located in Valdivia, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region. It was described in 1899 by Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos on his book Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile as a "small and disperse hamlet".
Punucapa
Hamlet
Photo: Charlie danvers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Punucapa is a hamlet of pre-Hispanic origin in Los Ríos Region, Chile. Its isolated location by the Cruces River and the Valdivian Coastal Range has made the village an ecotourism attraction.
Valdivia
Photo: Linerosm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Valdivia has been called the “Pearl of the South” and the “Beer Capital of Chile". Thanks to its public spaces, order and cleanliness — in addition to nature, gastronomy and culture — it has positioned itself in the 21st century as one of the best cities to live in and visit in Chile.
Cruces River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Los Lagos, Southern Chile, Chile, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Cruces River” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克魯塞斯河”
- Dutch: “Cruces River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كروسيس”
- Esperanto: “Rivero Cruces”
- Irish: “Abhainn Cruces”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Cruces”
- South Azerbaijani: “کروسس چایی”
- Spanish: “Rio Cruces”
- Spanish: “Río Cruces”
- Swedish: “Crucesfloden”
- Ukrainian: “Крусес”
- Welsh: “Afon Cruces”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Aerodromo Las Marias and Bahia De Valdivia.
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