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Julia Chuñir Catricura (Mapuche), 72 years old, disappeared in strange circumstances on November 8, 2024, in the Máfil sector, Los Ríos region in southern Chile, after going out to look for her animals in the hills with her dog around noon on the Lafrir farm.

Chuñir is a mother and grandmother who has fought all her life for the defense of the Mapuche territory and the care of local forests. She is a leader and president of the Mapuche Putreguel Community, which is currently defending its territory and forest threatened by the plantation of monocultures.

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