Laraquete is a Chilean town in Arauco, Arauco Province, Biobío Region. It is located at the mouth of the Laraquete River about south of the Chilean city of Concepción. It has a population of 5,000.
The name "Laraquete" is Mapudungun for "big chin." The town is known for its variation on a Chilean specialty dish, tortilla de rescoldo, that is served by the "tortilleras" with chuchitas, a local shellfish.
See also List of towns in Chile
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20080603013912/http://www.municipalidaddearauco.cl/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=140 http://www.bienvenido.cl/destinos/laraquete.php https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084311/http://www.sernatur.cl/scripts/sitio/destino_atractivo2.php?destino=168&atractivo=169