Rari
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Rari is a village in the Chile
an municipality (comuna) of Colbún
, Linares Province
, Maule Region
located in the Andean foothills
of this province.
Rari is close to the well-known hot springs
of Panimávida
and Quinamávida
and lies 20 km to the northeast of Linares
, the provincial capital. Unique hand-made art
s and craft
s are among the important activities in the area. These crafts are made of "crin" (horse hair) by a group of skilled artisan
s - overwhelmingly female - specialized in this trade
. Some of them have been working on it for more than seventy years.
Together, Rari and the surrounding villages (Paso Rari, San Francisco de Rari), have a population of about 1,300. The geographic coordinates of the place are: latitude: 35° 46' 0S, longitude: 71° 25' 0W, altitude: 246 mt.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an municipality (comuna) of Colbún
Colbún
Colbún is a Chilean town and commune in Linares Province, Maule Region. The commune has a population of over 17,000 inhabitants and covers an area of , making it the province's largest. Its capital, the town of Colbún, has 3,679 inhabitants...
, Linares Province
Linares Province
Linares is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule . The provincial capital and most populous center is the city of Linares.-Administration:...
, Maule Region
Maule Region
The VII Maule Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region takes its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2...
located in the Andean foothills
Foothills
Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range. They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills to the adjacent topographically high mountains.-Examples:...
of this province.
Rari is close to the well-known hot springs
Hot Springs
Hot Springs may refer to:* Hot Springs, Arkansas** Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas*Hot Springs, California**Hot Springs, Lassen County, California**Hot Springs, Modoc County, California**Hot Springs, Placer County, California...
of Panimávida
Panimávida
Panimávida is a town in the Chilean commune of Colbún, Linares Province, Maule Region. Panimávida is well-known in Chile for being one of the oldest hot springs and resort spas in the country....
and Quinamávida
Quinamávida
Quinamávida is a Chilean village in the commune of Colbún, Linares Province, Maule Region. Quinamávida is well-known in Chile as a popular hot springs and resort spa.-External links:* *...
and lies 20 km to the northeast of Linares
Linares, Chile
Linares is a Chilean city and commune located in the Maule Region and lies in the fertile Chilean Central Valley, south of Santiago and south of Talca, the regional capital...
, the provincial capital. Unique hand-made art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
s and craft
Craft
A craft is a branch of a profession that requires some particular kind of skilled work. In historical sense, particularly as pertinent to the Medieval history and earlier, the term is usually applied towards people occupied in small-scale production of goods.-Development from the past until...
s are among the important activities in the area. These crafts are made of "crin" (horse hair) by a group of skilled artisan
Artisan
An artisan is a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewellery, household items, and tools...
s - overwhelmingly female - specialized in this trade
Trade
Trade is the transfer of ownership of goods and services from one person or entity to another. Trade is sometimes loosely called commerce or financial transaction or barter. A network that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and...
. Some of them have been working on it for more than seventy years.
Together, Rari and the surrounding villages (Paso Rari, San Francisco de Rari), have a population of about 1,300. The geographic coordinates of the place are: latitude: 35° 46' 0S, longitude: 71° 25' 0W, altitude: 246 mt.