Perquilauquen

The Perquilauquén River flows through the valleys of central Chile towards the Loncomilla, a tributary of the Maule. Its banks lie between wooded hills and agricultural plains, in a region inhabited by indigenous communities before Spanish settlement. The river gave its name to the surrounding country and helped define the districts that later grew around Cauquenes and Parral. Its course joins the network of rivers carrying water from the Andes towards the Pacific.