Arauco
Arauco is a city and commune in Chile, located in Arauco Province in the Bío Bío Region. The region was a Moluche aillarehue. The Spanish settlements founded here during the Conquest of Chile were destroyed on numerous occasions by the Mapuche during the Arauco War.Arauco
- Type: Locality
- Location: Arauco Province, Biobío, Southern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-37.2886° or 37° 17′ 19″ southLongitude
-73.3994° or 73° 23′ 58″ westElevation
112 metres (367 feet)Open location code
47J8PJ62+H6GeoNames ID
8261302
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