Bucalemu

Bucalemu's square

Bucalemu (Mapudungun: big forest) is a Chilean town, located 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Pichilemu, in the Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. It belongs to the Paredones commune and, according to the 1992 census, Bucalemu has 1,532 inhabitants.

In Bucalemu's lagoon, it is common to find black-necked swans. Along its four kilometer beach, fishing of hakes and crabs (locally known as jaibas) drive the town's economy.

2010 Chile earthquake

Affected geography	Atacama Trench Bío Bío Region (Concepción Dichato Talcahuano) Maule Region (Cauquenes Constitución) O'Higgins Region (Santa Cruz Rancagua Pichilemu Bucalemu) Valparaíso Region (Juan Fernández Islands Robinson Crusoe Island)

Other	Chile helps Chile Gracias a la Vida Que Cante la Vida 03:34: Earthquake in Chile The Year of the Tiger

Related	2010 Pichilemu earthquake 2010 Chile blackout Pichilemu Fault

Responses	Humanitarian responses Timeline of relief efforts

See also	List of earthquakes in Chile List of 21st-century earthquakes List of historic tsunamis

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Bucalemu

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