Biobio, Chile · South America
Tucapel sits on the route: 25 minutes from Villa Mercedes.
Tucapel is a town located in Biobio, Chile. With a population of 13,427, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Tucapel sits in Chile, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Santiago time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tucapel to your route.
Tucapel is a town and commune in the Bío Bío Province, Bío Bío Region, Chile. It was once a region of Araucanía named for the Tucapel River. The name of the region derived from the rehue and aillarehue of the Moluche people of the area between the Lebu and the Lleulleu Rivers, who were famed for their long resistanceRead more
to the Spanish in the Arauco War. Tucapel is also the name of a famous leader from that region in the first resistance against the Spanish mentioned in Alonso de Ercilla's epic poem La Araucana. Formerly belonging to the Ñuble Province, in the Yungay Department. Near the town of Tucapel is the Plaza de San Diego de Tucapel. The capital of the commune is the town of Huépil, moving the municipality from Tucapel in 1967. In Mapudungun the name Huépil means "To seize or to take by force".
The main economic activities of the commune are commerce, agriculture and forestry.
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Tucapel is located in Biobio, Chile, South America. The coordinates are -37.2908 latitude, -71.9493 longitude.
Tucapel has a population of approximately 13,427 people, making it a town in Chile.
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