Among the Kawashkar, the Son of Canelo is a hero who appears in many stories. Some say that a long time ago, on the western coast of Wellington…
Carnaval Cariquima
Música de la celebración de carnaval en el pueblo aymara de Cariquima, altiplano de la I región de Chile. Tercera parada, Mancasaya Cuarta parada. Mancasaya y Araksaya Ingreso…
The story of chimango
Yo’okalía[1] once came to a camp where he became enamored with a certain beautiful young woman, and so he remained in the camp despite the fact that the…
Mapuche
…Escuchar Canto Domingo Carilao. Canto para el documental Palin Bollilco Mapu Meu, de Felipe Laredo y Gunvor Sorli . Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago. 1994. Grabación: José…
The story of the wild goose couple
In olden times, the only clothing a woman wore was her mas haka-na and loincloth, and she usually removed the latter inside the hut. Once there was a…
Far South
Among islands, channels and archipelagos: the conquest of Chile’s far south advances conclusively How can we convey the immensity of the endless southern lands, inhabited in the…
Rapa Nui
Across the south sea to Rapa Nui Around the middle of the 16th century the “South Sea,” as the Pacific Ocean was formerly called, was full of…