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A native Mapuche Indian boy stands in front of other members of the community in Temucuicui
14 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A native Mapuche Indian boy stands in front of other members of the community in Temucuicui, Angol town near Temuco city, some 677 km (420 miles) south of Santiago, November 14, 2009. Members of the Mapuche communities are meeting to discuss Chile's indigenous politics and to claim from the government their ancestral rights to the land. REUTERS/VĂ­ctor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY)
REUTERS/VICTOR RUIZ CABALLERO


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Chile's Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez (R) gestures to the media before a meeting with the External Relations Commission of the Chilean Congress in Valparaiso city, about 75 miles (120 km) northwest ...




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