A Primary Source Guide to Chile

Introduce your students to South America’s String Bean! From the Atacama Desert to Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, Chile’s regions have geographic features that include deserts, lake country, forests, pampas, volcanoes, and glaciers. Primary source images such as Pedro de Valdivia’s 1541 document establishing Chile as a Spanish colony, an example of Mapuche weaving, and a petroglyph, called the Birdman, from Easter Island, will introduce readers to Chile’s fascinating story.