Valdivia

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Valdivia may refer to:

Geography

Chile

• Valdivia, Chile, a city and municipality in the Province of Valdivia
• Valdivia River, a river which begins in the city of Valdivia
• Valdivia Province, the Province of Valdivia
• Valdivian Coastal Range part of the bigger Chilean Coastal Range
• Valdivian Coastal Reserve a natural reserve south of the city of Valdivia
• Valdivia National Reserve a natural reserve south of the city of Valdivia
• Lo Valdivia a minor town in O'Higgins Region
• Valdivia Volcano an old name for Villarrica Volcano
• Valdivia Lake an old name for Llanquihue Lake

Colombia

• Valdivia, Antioquia, a municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia.

Spain

• Valdivia, Badajoz, a minor town near Badajoz in Extremadura. Other places named Valdivia loans the name from this town. Pedro de Valdivia was born here.

Ecuador

• Valdivia, Ecuador, a minor town in the province of Guayas.

Culture

Ecuador

• Ecuatorian Valdivia Culture

Chile

• Valdivia International Film Festival

Other

• Valdivian temperate rain forests: a temperate broad-leaf and mixed forest ecoregion located on the west coast of southern South America
• Valdivian Fort System: Colonial fortifications made to protect the city of Valdivia (The key of the South seas, Gibraltar of the Pacific)
• Valdivia (Genus): A Genus in the Escalloniaceae Family
• Flag of Valdivia: the flag of the city of Valdivia
• Capture of Valdivia: a battle in the Chilean War of Independence
• Pedro de Valdivia Bridge: a bridge in Valdivia, Chile
• 2741 Valdivia an asteroid

People

• Pedro de Valdivia: the first royal governor of Chile and founder of several cities in the country, including that bearing his name.
• Jorge Valdivia: A Chilean football player.
• Luis de Valdivia: A Spanish jesuit that advocated for a defensive war during the Arauco War.