Nehuen Mulfun

The dry plateaus of northern Santa Cruz form part of the country of the Aonikenk and other peoples of Patagonia. Guanacos ranged across the steppe and were a central resource for Indigenous hunters, supplying meat as well as hides. The region’s rivers and sheltered places offered contrast to the open, windswept uplands. Nehuen Mulfuñ is a Mapuche-Tehuelche community name associated with this area.