Pebuenmapu

Pewenmapu is the high Andean country of the pewen, the araucaria tree whose large seeds have long been an important food for the Pehuenche people. Forests of these trees grow on the mountain slopes, beneath snow-covered peaks and volcanoes. The territory formed a distinct mountain division of the Mapuche world, beyond the foothills and plains to the west. Seasonal movement through valleys and passes connected communities on either side of the cordillera.