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276: 736: 324:. In 1990, Aylwin forbade the logging of Araucaria trees and in 1991 declared the Quinquén Valley to be the National Reserve of the Galletué, proceeding to purchase the lands from logging companies for the Pehuenche. The government completed the purchase in 1992, acquiring 26,510 hectares (65,500 acres) for 6,150,000 U.S. dollars. The land purchased included Galletué Lake and adjacent areas. However, legal challenges prevented the transfer of the land to the Pehuenche families living in the valley. 39: 46: 26: 299:
In the early 1900s, a white rancher paid the Pehuenche to graze his cattle in the valley during summer, but he later claimed that he owned the land. Thus, began a century-long dispute about ownership and land rights in the Galletué Lake area. Two
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The drainage area upstream from Galletué Lake is called the Quinquén Valley. About 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Lake Galletué the Quinquèn river combines with the Zamueco River to form the Ñirecco River which flows into Galletué Lake. The
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caused by the logging companies burned hundreds of acres of Araucaria trees. In 1989, the Chilean courts ordered the expulsion of the Pehuenche from the Quinquén valley. However, the Pehuenche found an ally in newly-elected Chilean President
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produced in abundance by the araucaria trees. The araucaria is an endangered species due to logging, forest fires, and grazing.
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The resistance by the Pehuenche to the loggers led to violence and repression of them by the police in the 1960s. In 1987, a
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Molina Otarola, Raul (2015), "Quinquén y la tierra promeida: Politica indigena en una comunidad Mapuche-Pehuenche, Chile,"
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Much of the land purchased by the government was finally titled to the Pehuenche in 2007. With assistance from the
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began operation in 1946 and logging began. The loggers exploited the lush forests of monkey-puzzle (
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and Chilean environmental organizations, the Pehuenche focused on developing the land for
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La Frontera: Forests and Ecological Conflict in Chile's Frontier Territory
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Location of Galletué Lake in Chile.
38°40′51″S 71°17′0″W / 38.68083°S 71.28333°W / -38.68083; -71.28333
Type
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
Biobío River
Catchment area
Basin
Chile
Andes
La Araucanía Region
Chile
Biobío River
Icalma Lake
ecoregion
Valdivian Temperate Rain Forest
Araucaria araucana

Conguillio National Park
Pehuenche
Mapuche
sawmills
pine nuts
forest fire
Patricio Aylwin
World Wildlife Fund
eco-tourism

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