Santa Juana

Santa Juana is a city and commune of the Concepción Province in the Bío Bío Region of Chile. It lies south and west of the Biobío River in the valley of Catirai and is 48 kilometers from Concepción, Chile. History The Mapuche originally named the valley where Santa Juana is now located the Valley of Catirai, and the inhabitants Catirayen. This town originated with a fort established in March 1626 by Governor Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce and was named Santa Juana de Guadalcázar in memory o…