Discover Casas Villucura in Chile
Casas Villucura in the region of Araucanía is a town located in Chile - some 324 mi or ( 521 km ) South of Santiago , the country's capital .
Local time in Casas Villucura is now 12:24 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Neuquén, Valdivia, Troyo, Temuco, and Talca. When in this area, you might want to check out Neuquén . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Casas Villucura ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Trip from Argentina to Chile
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Interesting facts about this location
Ralco Hydroelectric Plant
Ralco Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric power station and dam in Bío Bío Region, Chile. The plant uses water from the upper Bío Bío River and produces 690 MW of electricity. The plant was built by ENDESA in 2004. The project has proven controversial with local indigenous Mapuche since a graveyard had to be flooded by the dam.
Located at -38.00 -71.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Callaqui
Callaqui is a stratovolcano located in the Bío Bío Region of Chile. It is a large ice-capped, basaltic andesite volcano which is elongated in the northeast-southwest direction, due to its construction along an 11 km (7 mi) long fissure. Numerous cinder cones and lava flows have erupted from vents along this linear fissure. Most of the activity at Callaqui has been fumarolic. Minor eruptions were reported 1751, 1864, and 1937, and the latest eruption was a small phreatic eruption in 1980.
Located at -37.92 -71.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Pangue Hydroelectric Plant
Pangue Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric power station in Bío Bío Region, Chile. It lies west of Callaqui volcano at the confluence of the rivers Pangue and Huiri-Huiri. The plant uses water from the upper Bío Bío River and produces 467 MW of electricity. The plant was built by Endesa in 1996.
Located at -37.91 -71.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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