| File number: chlb0047 © South American Pictures/ Tony Morrison Chile: Region de la Araucania, a Mapuche woman prepares a cup of maté a herb tea over an open wood fire in her ruca, the family home. Her loom for weaving is behind. The Mapuche population numbers about 350,000. Most speak Spanish but they also have their own language, Mapudungu. Some live on reservations, others in urban centres such as Santiago and Temuco. |
