page_title: Choapa River
hierarchical_section_title: Choapa River
caption_attribution_description: Español: Vista del valle del río Choapa en Punta Nueva, cerca de Salamanca, Chile.
context_page_description: Choapa River or El Río Choapa is a river of Chile located in the Coquimbo Region. The river rises in the Andes, at the confluence of the streams Totoral, Leiva and Del Valle. The river then flows through the town of Salamanca before it meets with its main tributary, the Illapel River. The Choapa then empties into the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Huentelauquén Cove, about 35 km north of Los Vilos.
  The major settlement along the river is Salamanca.
context_section_description: Choapa River or El Río Choapa is a river of Chile located in the Coquimbo Region. The river rises in the Andes, at the confluence of the streams Totoral, Leiva and Del Valle. The river then flows through the town of Salamanca before it meets with its main tributary, the Illapel River. The Choapa then empties into the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Huentelauquén Cove, about 35 km north of Los Vilos.
  The major settlement along the river is Salamanca.
caption: View of Choapa Valley from the vicinity of Salamanca
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