Temuco

Temuco is a city in southern Chile, capital of the IX región de Chile (la Araucanía). It is located 670 km south of Santiago, and has a population of some 300,000 people. Image File history File links Image taken by user Hodur from Spanish Wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Image taken by user Hodur from Spanish Wikipedia. ... IX Region of La Araucanía is a region of Chile. ... Satellite image of Santiago Santiago (full form Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile. ...

Temuco means "water of temu", in Mapudungun (the language of the Mapuche). Temu (plant) is a medicinal plant used by the locals. Temuco is arguably considered the capital of the Mapuche, and has the highest percentage of people of Mapuche ancestry. Mapudungun is an Araucanian language spoken in Chile and Argentina by the Mapuche people. ... The Mapuche are the pre-Hispanic inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Argentina. ... Temu is a medicinal plant used by the indigenous people of Chile. ...

Temuco and its surroundings is also at the center of political mobilizations by Mapuche organizations and individuals who are trying to recover lands they feel were illegally taken away from them. Mapuches have carried out a number of demonstrations, civil disobedience, and in some cases, also violent actions against the companies and non-Mapuche individuals that now control the land.