Mapuche

Quechuan that is spoken, this is one that you would hear most in the Andes Mountains of Argentina. The language of Quechuan and Mapudungun are quite similar and are found in a family of indigenous languages in South America, and is spoken by the Mapuche people (SafariTheGlobe). Religion, just like the language, is diverse as well. Most of the population in Argentina practices the Roman Catholic religion (which is made up of 92% of people) since majority of the population is made up of Spanish…

The country of Chile runs 2,670 miles down the west coast of South America. Few countries in the world have the incredibly diverse geography and climates of Chile, especially considering that it measures less than 220 miles in width at its thickest part. The famed Andes mountains runs through the Spanish speaking country, and stunning beaches line the coasts. In the north, massive sand dunes rise out of the ground. With Chile are at least seven major climate types including low-desert in the…

Chile covers 756,950 square kilometers of land (292,258 square miles). It never gets wider than 240km (150 miles), but it is over 2,800 miles long. It is almost twice the size of California. Chile also includes two islands: Juan Fernandez Islands and Easter Island. More than 17.8 million people live in Chile. Santiago, the capital city, has a population of 308,000, but when counting Santiago Metropolis 6.68 million people live in that area. This is the largest city. The next on the list is the…

The region in which the courtyards were established is in Los Lirios, Rancagua, Chile in 2006. This house, that appears to be a single structure making it look like two houses, serves to assimilate its design to the houses of tenant farmers in countryside of Chile. Since tenant farmers are quite common in Chile, Radic decided to familiarize the concept of his design to theirs. One can view this in the standing walnut trees that are left untouched and on the outside, which it is being blocked by…

When Nuñes was captured he was only twenty-two years old he was captured by the Mapuches and held captive for seven months. In the year 1673 he wrote a book an Entitled it happy captivity, a book not published until the year 1863.His closest companions among the Terupillan sons were two, about ten to twelve-year-old. Terupillan had asked…

Chile covers 756,950 square kilometer of land (292,258 square miles). It never gets wider then 240km (150 miles), but it is over 2,800 miles long. It is almost twice the size of California. Chile also includes two islands: Juan Fernandez Islands and Easter Island. Chile is a land of diverse landscape. It does have a relatively nice climate, even though there are some harsh climates in the Andes Mountains. These mountains cover a third of the country and there are more then fifty active…

Because the rescue of the 2008 rescue of the Chilean miners in Copiapo was multifaceted, it received attention from around the world; over 2,000 media personnel and 76 satellite antennae attended the final rescue. The event, one of the most-covered in history, served as a drama for world-viewers with danger and an “uplifting” conclusion. The media coverage of the Chilean miners also resulted in two contrasting reactions by two similar countries: Chileans viewed the event with more solidarity…

Isabel Peron was born on February 4, 1931, in La Rioja, Argentina. Isabel’s real name was Maria Estela Martinez Cartas. Isabel changed her name after her confirmation in the Catholic Church. Isabel was born in the low to middle class. Her father was a banker and he died when Isabel was a young girl causing her family to have financial issues. Isabel learned had training in French, the piano and dance. However, after the fifth grade Isabel dropped out of school and became a dancer. That’s when…

Under the guise of melting pots and diverse communities exist the many complications of racism and troubled pasts. Whether indigenous peoples try to immerse into mainstream cultures or remain independent of assimilation, it is often the case where their history is littered with examples of racism and various forms of impositions regarding colonial powers. The poems “The Loika” and “Make Me Human or Give Me Death” are examples of indigenous literature which speaks to the emotions of these often…

Isabel Allende, in her memoir My Invented Country, connotes her experience as an Immigrant around the world before settling in America with feelings of misery and emptiness. She recalls her experience escaping her homeland and traveling as the step-daughter of a diplomat as incredibly lonely without a defined sense of direction. Allende experiences reveries of Chile that nip at her heels and cause her to crave home. She rejects the racism of the society and experiences difficulty in assimilating…