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.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (370 feet)
- Location
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Latitude
-37.2886° or 37° 17′ 19″ south
Longitude
-73.3994° or 73° 23′ 58″ west
Open location code
47J8PJ62+H6
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