Inapiremapu

Inapiremapu, the land near the snow, lies in the foothills and valleys below the Andes. Mapuche people distinguished it from the coastal Lafkenmapu and the plains of Lelfünmapu to the west. Volcanoes, snowy summits and forests give the eastern country a place in Mapuche understandings of the landscape. During the wars against Spanish expansion, these broad territorial divisions also provided a basis for alliances among communities.