TemucoArticle Free Pass Temuco, city, southern Chile, lying on
the Río Cautín. It was founded in 1881 as a frontier outpost
after the area was ceded to Chile in a treaty signed on nearby
Cerro (hill) Nielol with the Araucanian Indians, long
inhabitants of the region. Temuco’s development was aided by the
arrival of European settlers, especially Germans. Wheat, apples,
cattle, timber, barley, oats, and other products are processed.
Temuco has a military air base, a cathedral, a university, and
several missionary schools. Accessible by the Pan-American
Highway and the main north-south railroad, Temuco is regarded as
a gateway to Chile’s lake district to the south and Conguillio
National Park to the northeast and is the base for the ski
resort of Volcán (volcano) Llaima (peak; 10,249 ft [3,124 m]),
50 mi (80 km) east. Pop. (2002) city, 227,086; urban agglom.,
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