Cachapoal River is a tributary river of the Rapel River in Chile located in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region . The river gives its name to the Cachapoal Province .
3-618: The valley takes its name from the Cachapoal River that flows through Rapel Valley along with its tributaries, the Claro and Cortaderal rivers. All these watercourses flow into Rapel Lake . Cachapoal River begun to incise in the rising Andes in the Miocene epoch . Later, as glaciers developed in the Andes the upper part of the valley was glaciated and reshaped into a glacial valley. The climate of
6-571: The Andes , to varieties which need warmer climates in the lower-lying areas surrounding Lake Rapel. 34°16′29″S 71°26′05″W / 34.27472°S 71.43472°W / -34.27472; -71.43472 This O'Higgins Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Chile is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Claro River (Tinguiririca) The Claro River
9-454: The valley is temperate and consistently Mediterranean , sheltered by the coastal range from the cooling influences of the Pacific Ocean . The Rapel Valley produces predominantly red wines, including Carménère , Cabernet Sauvignon , and Merlot . The valley's diverse microclimates allow the growing of a wide array of grapes; these range from cold-climate varieties at higher altitudes near
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