Piedra Santa is a large
rock outcrop
An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth.
Features
Outcrops do not cover the majority of the Earth's land surface because in most places the bedrock or superficial ...
near
Malalcahuello in
Araucanía Region
The Araucanía ( ), La Araucanía Region ( es, Región de La Araucanía ) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions, and comprises two provinces: Malleco in the north and Cautín in the south. Its capital and largest city is Te ...
, Chile. It is best known for folklore and
folk catholicism
Folk Catholicism can be broadly described as various ethnic expressions and practices of Catholicism intermingled with aspects of folk religion. Practices have varied from place to place, and may at times contradict the official doctrines and pra ...
associated to it. Piedra Santa is said to be a
Mapuche
The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who sha ...
princess, and the daughter of great warrior, turned into rock.
People who travell between
Curacautín
Curacautín, which means "Gathering Stone" in Mapudungun, is a commune and city in the Chilean province of Malleco. Curacautín is located 90 kilometres northeast of Temuco, in a valley near the volcanoes Tolhuaca, Lonquimay and Llaima, all of ...
and
Lonquimay
Lonquimay is a town and commune in the Malleco Province of southern Chile's Araucanía Region.
Transport
It is the terminus of an abandoned broad gauge railway project which supporters cited as the most practical railway route through the An ...
stop at Piedra Santa to deposit food and other gifts in order to "feed" the princess.
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See also
*Chile Route 181
Route 181-CH is a branch line road going eastward from Chile Highway 5 at Victoria to Pino Hachado Pass at the border to Argentina. Through its length the road passes along or close to the cities and towns of Victoria and Lonquimay. All of the r ...
References
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Folk Catholicism
Landforms of Araucanía Region
Mapuche mythology
Sacred rocks