Arauco

Arauco or Araucanía may refer to:

• in Geography
  • Araucanía Region, an administrative region of Chile, the heartland of the historic region of Araucanía
  • Araucanía (historic region), a historical region of Central Chile also called Arauco
  • Arauco, Chile, a city and municipality in Arauco Province, Chile
  • Arauco, Pichilemu, a neighborhood in Pichilemu
  • Arauco Peninsula
  • Arauco Province, a province in the Biobío Region of Chile
  • Arauco Department, Chile
  • Arauco, Argentina, a town in Arauco Department, Argentina
  • Arauco Department, La Rioja, an administrative entity in La Rioja Province, Argentina
  • Gulf of Arauco, a body of water on the coast of Chile

• in Biology
  • Arauco (moth)
  • Araucaria araucana, the Arauco pine

• in Industry
  • Celulosa Arauco y Constitución (CELCO), a wood pulp and forestry enterprise in Chile

See also

• Arauco War, a centuries-long a war in Chile involving Spaniards and Mapuches