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Melirupo Destination Guide

Delve into Melirupo in Chile

Melirupo in the region of Biobío is located in Chile - some 308 mi or ( 496 km ) South-West of Santiago , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Melirupo

Local time in Melirupo is now 05:47 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Valdivia, Temuco, Talca, Santiago, and San Jose. While being here, you might want to check out Valdivia . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Melirupo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Playa de Arauco

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Atardecer en la playa, cerca de Av. Prat. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

La Imperial, Chile

La Imperial or Ciudad Imperial was a city founded by Pedro de Valdivia on April 16, 1552 and named in honor of the Emperor Charles V. It was abandoned on April 5, 1600 and destroyed as a result of the Mapuche Uprising of 1598 during the War of Arauco. The ruins were called Antigua Imperial. A city was refounded there in 1882 under the name Carahue.

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Located at -37.25 -73.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1600 disestablishments, Chile geography stubs, Destroyed cities, Geography of Araucanía Region, Populated places established in 1552, Populated places in Cautín Province, Titular sees

Carampangue

Carampangue is a small town in Biobío Region, Chile. The town is approximately 50 kilometers south of the regional capital, Concepción, and a borders the towns of Arauco and Ramadillas. Carampangue is split by a highway, with the two parts respectively referred to by residents as Carampangue Viejo (old Carampangue) and Carampangue Bajo (lower Carampangue). This division is not legal or administrative – it just makes giving directions easier. The name Carampangue is Mapudungun for green Nalca.

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Located at -37.25 -73.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Arauco Province

Battle of Quiapo

Battle of Quiapo in the Arauco War was the final battle in the campaign of García Hurtado de Mendoza against the Mapuche under the toqui known as Lemucaguin or Caupolicán the younger. It was fought in Quiapo, Arauco Province, Chile on the December 13, 1558.

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Located at -37.44 -73.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1558 in Chile, Arauco War, Battles involving Chile, Battles involving Spain, Battles of the Arauco War, Conflicts in 1558

Quiapo, Chile

Quiapo is a place in Arauco Province of Chile that is 25 kilometers to the Southwest of Arauco and about 25 kilometers to the north and east of the port of Lebu to the east of the Bahia del Carnero and 6.4 kilometers west of the small town of Villa Alegre. It was a low mountainous and thickly wooded area, that contained among its contours arable lands that had the same name. It is also the location where two streams come together to form the headwaters of the Quiapo River.

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Located at -37.15 -73.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Geography of Bío Bío Region

1960 Concepción earthquake

The 1960 Concepción earthquake was actually a succession of three destructive earthquakes that happened between 21 and 22 May 1960. The first was on May 21 at 06:02 UTC-4. Its epicenter was west of Curanilahue, Bío Bío Region, Chile, and its magnitude was 7.9  or 8.3MW and 7.3 or 7.5MS. In this earthquake, which lasted 35 seconds, destroyed one third of the buildings in the city of Concepción.

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Located at -37.50 -73.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1960 earthquakes, 1960 in Chile, Bío Bío Region