…causing Lautaro’s death in the process. The death toll among both promaucae and Spaniards was high, and the native defeat marked the end of the indigenous alliance established by the…
Arid North
…The difficulties he had experienced in the valleys of central Chile, the indigenous uprisings and his unfulfilled aspirations, weighed heavily in his decision. Added to this was the news from…
The condor and the shepherdess
…from the summer pasture all the way home, where she found her parents weeping with grief. She told them what had happened and how the condor had kidnapped her in…
Expedition of the Seven Explorers
…moai Hinariru.” The young man who was pretending to sleep heard them, and he happily told the other young men who were going to remain on the island what he…
The son of the animals
…into a man once more. The woman told him that she was a prisoner of the Cherruve and the young man then told her she had been freed. Transforming himself…
The story of chimango
…to offer her his love, but she spurned him. Yo’okalía returned time and time again to her hut, and eventually she was persuaded and promised to become his wife. Yo’okalía…
Far South
…Chiloe Archipelago, was a no man’s land. This was the true southern frontier, the southern Araucanía region, which lay between the Tolten River and Chiloe Island. Here the Mapuche, Huilliche…
The Fox and the Rabbit
…figure. He asked permission to pass, but when the figure did not respond, Rabbit approached it and slapped it angrily for not giving way. But Rabbit’s front paw stuck on…
Semi-Arid North
…the watersheds of Copiapó, Huasco, Elqui, Limarí and Choapa. In 1535, this zone was inhabited by the Copiapo and Diaguita people, who numbered around 25,000. In the valleys, these groups…
Location and Environment
…3600 m above sea level. Between 3600 and 3850 m, the flora is herbaceous and bushy, a vegetation community known as tolar, while higher up it consists of grasses and…
Makemake the Creator
…As told by Arturo Teao Tori Makemake was alone, and this was not good. He picked up a gourd filled with water and peered inside. Makemake’s reflection entered the…
The devils`tale
…Out in the country, far from a small town about half the size of Toconce, a small group of farmers lived beside their fields. There was no church nearby…
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 mother…
Horticulturists
…One of the great revolutions in human history was the domestication of plants. Once humans began cultivating plants, they quickly became the principal source of food in the…
The story of the Shepherdess
…In the countryside close to town, a shepherdess was watching her flock when a young man came down the hill, dressed in fine clothes, and began to profess his…
Center
…and Justice) and Governor of Nueva Toledo, obtained permission to conquer the territories of what is now Chile. He left Cusco, traveled along the southern Andes and passed through Alto…
Environment and Location
…the Toltén, the Pehuenche, who dwelt in the mountains from Chillán to Antuco, and the Huilliche, who occupied the land between the Toltén River and the Gulf of Corcovado, including…
The Son of the Canelo
…the harpoon he had made, and the Son of Canelo pointed to one of those spawn that had devoured their people and told them: “That beast is what I want…
Cenuke
…Cenuke lived during the time of the first ancestors. He was a very powerful man and a powerful xon (shaman). He was the only child of Kakrecen and Sakutá,…