Choapa River or El Río Choapa is a river of Chile located in the Coquimbo Region. The river rises in the

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, at the confluence of the streams ''Totoral'', ''Leiva'' and ''Del Valle''. The river then flows through the town of Salamanca before it meets with its main tributary, the

Illapel River The Illapel River is a river of Chile located in the Coquimbo Region. One of its most important tributaries is Aucó Creek. The Las Chinchillas National Reserve is located in the Aucó Creek basin. The city of Illapel is located on its north s ...

. The Choapa then empties into the

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in the vicinity of ''Huentelauquén Cove'', about 35 km north of

Los Vilos Los Vilos (From mapuche: ''Filu'', ‘snake’) ? is both a Chilean coastal commune and a coastal city with over 9,000 inhabitants (18,275 in comuna), located in the Province of Choapa, part of the IV Region of Coquimbo. The city has a harbour ...

. The major settlement along the river is

Salamanca Salamanca () is a Municipality of Spain, municipality and city in Spain, capital of the Province of Salamanca, province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the ...

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Rivers of Chile Rivers of Coquimbo Region {{Chile-river-stub

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