Trazos sobre el suelo, construcciones e intangibles

The present article aims to approach the territory inhabited by Mapuche communities on the west of the city of Temuco from an architectural perspective. We reflect on two questions: the first, the traces derived from land division processes experienced by the Mapuche in the nineteenth century during the establishment of the State of Chile, and afterwards, in the eighties, when the divisions within the already existing settlements were legally recognized. The second refers to some recent registers, constructions that have been built within Mapuche communities and some landscape intangibles. The sum of all this leads us understanding the complexity of these territories and the importance of transformations that were made, despite being modest in terms of size and shape. In the same way, we will approach to an idea of Mapuche cultural landscape. The present work also suggests that the current image of this territory is a mixture of interventions by the State and the Mapuche communities.