Cachapoal (Fertile valley in Mapudungun) is a village located in the municipality of San Carlos, in Ñuble Region, Chile.

It is located 20 km east of San Carlos and 22 km west of San Fabián on Route N-31, has 1164 inhabitants (2002).

Some descendants of the famous nineteenth-century cattle rustlers, the Pincheira brothers, live in this village. There are also some speakers of Mapudungun.

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36°27′S 71°44′W / 36.450°S 71.733°W / -36.450; -71.733