Mapuche religion

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The religion of the indigenous Mapuche people of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina is an extensive and ancient belief system. Legends and myths are common to the various groups that make up the Mapuche people.^[1] These myths tell of the creation of the world and the various deities and spirits that reside in it.