The Minga
In southern Chile on the island of Chiloe there is a tradition called ¨Minga.¨ Minga is the process of moving a house from one place to another. The difference is they do it over water! They place logs in a row on the water, place the house on top and then slowly roll the logs, taking from the back and placing it in the front until they arrive to land again. Then they have huge oxen pull the house to its finally resting place. After, all the neighbors who helped have a HUGE celebration for 2-3 days full of eating, drinking and dancing.
Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more 
