Mariquina

Mariquina has served as an agricultural centre in Chile’s Los Ríos Region since the nineteenth century. Known locally as San José de la Mariquina, it lies in southern Chile’s rainy lowlands, where pasture, farmland and native forest meet the basin of the Cruces River. The river crosses the commune on its way toward Valdivia and is associated downstream with the protected Río Cruces wetlands, an important habitat for waterbirds. Mariquina’s identity is shaped by farming and Mapuche presence in the surrounding territory, rather than the busier urban pace of Valdivia. Its location on Chile’s main north–south highway also places it between Valdivia and Temuco. Continue to other webcams in Los Ríos to compare river valleys and town settings around Mariquina.

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