Araucania

These Indians were of the district in Chili called Araucania, a country rich in gold, and consequently very tempting to the avaricious

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. Robert Kerr 1784

The 8.8 quake in Araucania last February 27 triggered a tsunami and killed more than 500 people.

7.1 Magnitude Quake Shakes Central Chile 2011

Then I googled around a bit and found that there is an Araucania yarn (which I already loved) called Nature Wool promising precisely the required gauge.

Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

I could even knit bedsocks in Strathardle (instead of the Araucania sweater, my current Perthshire project).

Archive 2009-04-01 Jean 2009

I could even knit bedsocks in Strathardle (instead of the Araucania sweater, my current Perthshire project).

Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

Some cell-phone communications were knocked out in the Araucania region where the quake was centered, 370 miles 595 kilometers south-southwest of the capital, Santiago.

Magnitude-7.1 quake shakes southern Chile 2011

Some cell-phone communications and electrical power were knocked out in the Araucania region where the quake was centered, 370 miles 595 kilometers south-southwest of the capital, Santiago.

Major 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chile AP 2011

Some cell-phone communications and electrical power were knocked out in the Araucania region where the quake was centered, 370 miles 595 kilometers south-southwest of the capital, Santiago.

Major 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chile AP 2011

Geological Survey says Sunday's quake was centered in the Pacific Ocean, about 70 kilometers northwest of the town of Temuco, in Chile's Araucania region.

7.1 Magnitude Quake Shakes Central Chile 2011

Then I googled around a bit and found that there is an Araucania yarn (which I already loved) called Nature Wool promising precisely the required gauge.

Archive 2009-09-01 Jean 2009