It is located in the coastal zone South of the Region, with cradle surface of 5,420.6 km2 and populated by 160,606 inhabitants. It reunites the municipalities of Lebu, Araucan, Curanilahue, the Poplars, Cañete, Contulmo and Tirúa. The administrative capital is the city-port of Lebu.

Let us visit Arauco
Su rustic territory, with narrow valleys in the coast and the imposing mountain range of Nahuelbuta, to the east, is furrowed by numerous rivers and brooks of short passage. The Laraquete with an extensive beach and two rivers: Laraquete and Piedras Crossings. Also Lebu can be visited, in where are beaches and places for practice of the fishing and nautical sports. To few minutes of the center are the Caves of Millaneco, where in addition hostería works one. Lebu is famous by the spider crabs, males and tunny fishes. In Cañete they are the Mapuche Museum, a strong Spanish and to few kilometers of distance are the Lakes Lanalhue and Lleulleu.

The activities in Arauco
En its coast, where creeks abound with artisan fishermen, is observed economic activity based on the forest industry, the fishing and the small carboniferous mining. By more than 100 years integrated to the development and national progress, it based his growth on the mining and agricultural activity. In the last years, the explosive increase of their forest and fishing activity, the great incentives and state investments and incipiente industrialization, allow to affirm that Araucan as before it is never a Land of Opportunities.

Access
From Conception:Already in the Eighth Region, it is arrived at the Terminal of Collao Bus, you have two alternatives in bus, Bus here the Elk and Bus Jota Ewert. From Temuco: From the capital of the Ninth Region, the trip in bus to Lebu is made in the Buses Igi Llaima, which cover the passage in almost 6 horas.En Car: From the North: Route 5, to arrive at Chillán, to take the Freeway there from the Itata arriving until thePenco-Concepcio'n Freeway. In Conception to take the Freeway to Talcahuano, arriving until the Trébol (Mall Seat of the Trébol). To take the way to San Pedro, Colonel, Lebu. Crossing the bridge Juan Pablo II, (on the Biobío river) it is arrived at San Pedro of La Paz You follow by Route 160, passing through communes of Colonel, Lota, Curanilahue Araucan, arriving at the High Hill crossing, where takings the right track, passing by Los Alamos, from is followed there to arriving at Lebu. From the South: Route 5, To 40 minutes to the North of Temuco is the city of Victory where it is the deflection for Lebu (To turn towards the left). They happened through the communes of Traiguén, the Willows, Purén, the Lake the Nalhue, Cañete, until arriving at the High Hill crossing, where it must take the way from the left, passing by Los Alamos, from it is followed there to arriving at Lebu.