The Mapuche (/ məˈpuːtʃi / mə-POO-chee, [3] Mapuche and Spanish: [maˈputʃe]) also known as Araucanians are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia.

2025年1月10日 · Mapuche, the most numerous group of Indians in South America. They numbered more than 1,400,000 at the turn of the 21st century. Most inhabit the Central Valley of Chile, south of the Biobío River. A smaller group lives in …

They are the only undefeated indigenous people in South America, having maintained their independence against the Inca empire, and later the Spanish, for over 300 years. To do so, they reorganized their traditional way of life, gathering together previously separate villages into …

2025年1月7日 · The Mapuche, or “People of the Land”, are one of the largest Indigenous groups in South America, primarily inhabiting southern Chile and parts of Argentina. Known for their fierce resistance against colonization, deep spiritual traditions, and close connection to the natural world, the Mapuche have maintained a strong cultural identity ...

As an archaeological culture, the Mapuche people of southern Chile and Argentina have a long history which dates back to 600–500 BC. The Mapuche society underwent great transformations after Spanish contact in the mid–16th century.

The Mapuche people are the largest ethnic group in Chile and constitute approximately 10% (more than 1.000.000 people) of the Chilean population. Half of them live in the south of Chile from the river Bío Bío until the Chiloé Island. The other half is …

The Mapuche people were the first inhabitants of half of the area toda known as Chile and Argentina. Before the Spanish arrived in 1541, the Mapuche occupied a vast territory in the A Southern Cone of the continent and the population numbered about two million.

The Mapuche (people of the land in Mapudungun) have historically inhabited the valleys of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina. During colonial times, the Spaniards knew the Mapuche as Araucanos (Araucanians in English), term that is now considered pejorative.

Mapuche. The contemporary Mapuche number 1.2 million people, one of the largest indigenous populations in South America. The word Mapuche means "people of the land," from mapu (land) and che (people).

The Mapuche are Chile’s largest indigenous minority: with a population of around 1.3 million people, they account for almost 8% of the country’s inhabitants. Excluding a growing majority who has migrated to the cities to look for better living conditions and employment opportunities, they are located in the rural areas of South-Central ...