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Bío-Bío River
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Bío-Bío River

River, south-central Chile. Rising in the Andes Mountains, it flows northwestward 240 mi (380 km) to enter the Pacific Ocean near Concepción. Though it is one of Chile's longest rivers, it is shallow and navigable only by flat-bottomed boats.



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On March 19, government officials in Chile's southcentral Bio Bio province asked an Appeals Court to apply the Anti-terrorist Law to any Mapuches who attack Endesa Chile, a subsidiary of Endesa Espana, the company building a controversial dam on the Bio Bio river.
Ralco, which represents a feat of civil engineering, involved the construction of a dam in the Bio Bio river bed, to form a reservoir with a total volume of 1.
The trip continues with a sense-numbing rush through the bubbling waters of the Bio Bio river -- one of the most challenging white-water rapids in the world.
 
 
 
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