Temuco's economy is based on agricultural and forest production. Abundant plantations of pine tree and eucalyptus can be found in this zone and several characteristic native forests. Along the coastal zone is Puerto Saavedra, at the mouth of the Imperial River. Temuco is the main commercial, industrial and administrative center.

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Viaducto del Malleco

In its time, the Malleco Viaduct was considered the highest railway bridge in the world. It is one of the greatest feats of ...

Nahuelbuta National Park

The park comprises 6,832 hectares and is located 35 km from Angol, in the highest part of the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, via ...

Manzanar Hot Springs

These hot springs are 104 km from Temuco, 17 km east of Curacautín, via the international road to Paso Pino Hachado, and 45 ...

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