Trenquelauquen

Trenque Lauquen takes its name from a lagoon in the western pampas, traditionally rendered as “round lake” in Mapudungun. Shallow lakes and seasonal waterholes punctuate the broad grasslands, providing landmarks and water in an otherwise open country. Indigenous peoples including the Ranquel travelled and lived across the region, maintaining routes between the central plains and neighbouring territories. The lagoon formed part of this Indigenous landscape before the later frontier settlement.