The Mapuche are an Indigenous people in South-central Chile and Southwestern Argentina. They make up about nine percent of the Chilean population and have resisted conquest by Spanish colonists until the 19th century when their land was sold to forestry companies and farmers. They have been violently repressed by President Piñera‘s Jungle Command used to combat „rural violence.“ The command is reportedly trained by Colombian forces to prevent and respond to “terrorism” in Mapuche areas.