Araucanian

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Huilliche Picunche Mapuche South American Indian Inca Aymara Quechua Chimú Atacama Diaguita Huarpe South American forest Indian South American nomad Andean peoples

Key People

Caupolicán

Araucanian chief

Lautaro

Mapuche leader