ARAUCO  , a See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• CHILE, or CHILI (derived, it is said, from the Quichua chin , cold, or tchili, snow)

Chile, bounded N., E. and S. by the provinces of See also:

• CONCEPCION
• CONCEPCION, or VILLA CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Bio-bio, See also:

• MALLECO

Malleco and See also:

• CAUTIN

Cautin . See also:

• AREA

Area, 2458 sq. m.; pop . (est . 1902) 70,635 . The province originally covered the once See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent See also:

• INDIAN

Indian territory of See also:

• ARAUCANIA

Araucania (q.v.), but this was afterwards divided into four provinces . It is devoted largely to agricultural pursuits . The See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital Lebt (pop. in 1902, 3178) is situated on the coast about 55 m. See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of Concepcion, with which it is connected by See also:

• RAIL

rail .