Pehuenche people

Pehuenche (Pewenche, people of pewen in Mapudungun) are an indigenous people who are part of the Mapuche peoples; they live in the Andes in south central Chile and Argentina. Their name derives from their habit of harvesting piñones, the seeds of the Araucaria araucana or pewen. In the 14th century, the Pehuenche lived in the mountainous territory marked by Lonquimay volcano and Maule River. Later they became Araucanized and partially merged with the Mapuche tribes.