Rari, Chile

Rari (in mapudungun, a type of bush or shrub) is a village in the Chilean 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 arts and crafts are among the important activities in the area. These crafts are made of "crin" (horse hair) by a group of skilled artisans - 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.

* [http://rarichile.blogspot.com Blog de Rari ]

External links

* [http://spaces.msn.com/maestramadre Rari on the web Picture, Gallery (in Spanish)]
* [http://santiagodechiledailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/08/rari.html A blog with report and pictures of crafts made in Rari]
* [http://local.google.com/local?f=q&hl=es&q=Rari+Chile&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&ll=-35.773954,-71.405425&spn=0.016574,0.042186&t=k&iwloc=A Google aerial view of Rari]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CI/11/Rari.html Maps, weather in Rari, Chile]
* [http://www.gobiernoregionaldelmaule.cl/himnoregional.php Regional Anthem (Maule Region)]