The Claro River is a river of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

located in the

Maule Region The Maule Region ( es, Región del Maule, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region derives its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a ...

. It rises in the Andes, in the

Radal Siete Tazas National Park Radal Siete Tazas National Park () is a national park located in Curicó Province, Maule Region, Chile. It lies in a pre-Andean area close to Descabezado Grande volcano. History This protected area was reclassified as a national park in 2008. ...

and flows northwest until the city of Molina. Then, it flows southwest, crosses below the

Panamericana The Pan-American Highway (french: (Auto)route panaméricaine/transaméricaine; pt, Rodovia/Auto-estrada Pan-americana; es, Autopista/Carretera/Ruta Panamericana) is a network of roads stretching across the Americas and measuring about in to ...

, to the vicinity of the city of

Talca Talca () is a city and commune in Chile located about south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region (7th Region of Chile). As of the 2012 census, the city had a population of 201,142. The city is an importan ...

to empty into the

Maule River The Maule river or Río Maule ( Mapudungun: ''rainy'') is one of the most important rivers of Chile. It is inextricably linked to the country's pre-Hispanic ( Inca) times, the country's conquest, colonial period, wars of Independence, modern hi ...

. In this last portion of its course, the river receives the waters of the tributary

Lircay River The Lircay River is a tributary of the Claro River, near the city of Talca in Chile. It is not to be confused with the Lircay River of Linares.http://www.geonames.org/3883102/ See also *List of rivers of Chile This list of rivers of Chile incl ...

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