Marihueñu

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Marihueñu is a large hill in the Nahuelbuta Range near the coast in the Lota commune of the Bio-Bio Region of southern Chile. Site of the Battle of Marihueñu during the Arauco War, it overlooked the coastal route to Araucania from Concepción. The place is located on the coast to the south of Lota between Lota and Laraquete. It is bounded to the north by the valley of Colcura and to the south by the valley of Chivilingo. It is also known as the "Cuesta de Víllagra" (Hill of Víllagra) or Cerro Villagrán (Villagrán Hill).