Cordillera de Nahuelbuta
The Nahuelbuta Range or Cordillera de Nahuelbuta (Spanish pronunciation: [nawelˈβuta]) is a mountain range in Bio-Bio and Araucania Region, southern Chile. It is located along the Pacific coast and forms part of the larger Chilean Coast Range. The name of the range derives from the Mapudungun words nahuel (jaguar) and futa (big)
| Cordillera de Nahuelbuta | |
|---|---|
 Araucaria araucana forest | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Alto Nahuelbuta |
| Elevation | 1,565 m (5,135 ft) |
| Geography | |
 Map of the Nahuelbuta region
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| Country | Chile |
| Region | Bío Bío Region, La Araucanía Region |
| Range coordinates | 37°43′S 73°02′W |
| Parent range | Cordillera de la costa |
Historically Cordillera de Nahuelbuta and its surrounding valleys were the foci of the Arauco War. The Spanish designs for this region was to exploit the placer deposits of gold around the range using unfree Mapuche labour from the densely populated valleys. For this purpose the Spanish established a series of settlements and fortified houses around Cordillera de Nahuelbuta.[1]
See also
- Arauco Basin
- Coastal Batholith of central Chile
- Nahuelbuta National Park
- Valdivian Coastal Range
References
- Zavala C., José Manuel (2014). "The Spanish-Araucanian World of the Purén and Lumaco Valley in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries". In Dillehay, Tom (ed.). The Teleoscopic Polity. Springer. pp. 55–73. ISBN 978-3-319-03128-6.
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