Loncomilla River (

Mapudungun Mapuche (, Mapuche & Spanish: , or Mapudungun; from ' 'land' and ' 'speak, speech') is an Araucanian language related to Huilliche spoken in south-central Chile and west-central Argentina by the Mapuche people (from ''mapu'' 'land' and ''che ...

for "Gold of the Chief") is a tributary to 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 Linares Province,

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 ...

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 ...

."Loncomilla River"

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Accessed May 2011. Two rivers join to form the Loncomilla River: the

Perquilauquén river The Perquilauquén River (mapudungun: for "purgative") is a tributary of the Loncomilla river, in the Maule Region of Chile. The river joins the Longaví to form the Loncomilla, a tributary of the Maule river. Geography The Perquilauquén flows i ...

and Longaví river.

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Loncomilla River
between San Javier and Villa Alegre, Chile Rivers of Chile Rivers of Maule Region {{Chile-river-stub

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