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Sacred Groves of Chile

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Pewen (monkey-puzzle) revered

Pewen (Araucaria araucana) Sacred Forest

Southern Chilean Andes (Araucanía/Biobío); also adjacent Argentina

Sacred tree; piñones (pine nuts) staple; ngillatun ceremonies

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Rapa Nui Sacred Toromiro & Rongorongo Tradition

Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Sacred toromiro (Sophora toromiro) used to carve rongorongo tablets — 400+ glyphs (birds, fish, plants, humans), an independently-invented script/comm…

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