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Illustration of two mythical serpents battling over land and sea in Mapuche folklore from Chile.

The Great Serpent Battle of Chile

In the time before memory, when the world was still young and the shape of the land had not yet been fully decided, the Mapuche people lived in harmony with the forests, the valleys, and the fertile plains that stretched between the mountains and the sea. They fished in the abundant waters, hunted in the dense forests, cultivated their crops

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