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  2. Culture of Chile - Wikipedia

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    The coat of arms of Chile. The culture of Chile reflects the population and the geographic isolation of the country in relation to the rest of South America. Since colonial times, the Chilean culture has been a mix of Spanish colonial elements with elements of indigenous (mostly Mapuche) culture, as well as that of other immigrant cultures.

  3. Chileans - Wikipedia

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    As well as the huaso culture of the central part of the country can be seen the German, Chilote, Croatian and Magallanic culture in the south, and the Andean culture in the north. Chile's Nueva Canción movement in modern Chilean folk culture is adapted from the folk music of the north, not of the brass bands but of the panpipes and quenas. The ...

  4. Indigenous peoples in Chile - Wikipedia

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    Chile has attempted to develop hydropower projects in indigenous territory where the rivers that the energy companies hope to use are sacred to the Mapuche people. One area impacted by hydropower development is the Puelwillimapu Territory, whose interconnected waterways are referred to as the watershed of Wenuleufu or the ‘River Above ...

  5. History of Chile - Wikipedia

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    Despite such diversity, it is possible to classify the indigenous people into three major cultural groups: the northern people, who developed rich handicrafts and were influenced by pre-Incan cultures; the Araucanian culture, who inhabited the area between the river Choapa and the island of Chiloé, and lived primarily off agriculture; and the ...

  6. Chilean cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Chilean cuisine [1] stems mainly from the combination of traditional Spanish cuisine, Chilean Mapuche culture and local ingredients, with later important influences from other European cuisines, particularly from Germany, the United Kingdom and France. The food tradition and recipes in Chile are notable for the variety of flavours and ...

  7. 50+ Most Influential Latin American Women in History for ...

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    The prolific Chilean novelist is believed to be the world’s most widely-read Spanish-language author. ... The river is sacred to the Lencas people and her efforts protected her tribe's access to ...

  8. Chango people - Wikipedia

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    Due to a combination of conquest and integration into other cultures and ethnicities, the Chango culture is now considered extinct. [4] However, in Chile they are legally recognized as an original indigenous people since 2020, and about 4,725 people self-declare that they belong to this ethnic group. Distribution of the pre-Hispanic people of ...

  9. Chile - Wikipedia

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    Chile, [a] officially the Republic of Chile, [b] is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica , stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean .