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The '''Biobío River''' (alternate spellings Bío-Bío or BIO BIO) is the second largest [[river]] in [[Chile]]. It originates in the [[Andes]] and flows 380 km to the [[Gulf of Arauco]] on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It was the traditional borderline between southern [[Mapuche]] self-ruled areas and northern |
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Revision as of 04:39, 20 August 2005
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The Biobío River (alternate spellings Bío-Bío or BIO BIO) is the second largest river in Chile. It originates in the Andes and flows 380 km to the Gulf of Arauco on the Pacific Ocean. It was the traditional borderline between southern Mapuche self-ruled areas and northern Spanish-ruled Chile.
In the early 1980's it was renowned as being one of world's best whitewater rafting venues with a trip that lasted seven days through some of Chile's great wilderness areas. Sadly for some, Endesa, the then Chilean state-run power company went ahead with the construction of the Pangue dam, despite strong protests by those concerned with consequences of what they believed to be enviromental destruction. Not only was there the loss of this spectacular whitewater rafting venue but there was the the displacement of the indigenous Pehuenche people, who had lived in the area for centuries.
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