Machi Celestino Córdova returned to the Vilcún prison after spending 30 hours in his community



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A total of 30 hours spent the machi Celestino Córdova in his community located in the commune of Padre Las Casas. This after an agreement with the Government. Córdova was granted this permission after accepting the proposal from the Ministry of Justice. Thus, he deposed the hunger strike that he held for 107 days.

After fulfilling the agreed hours, the man returned to the Vilcún Study and Work Center (CEP), where he is serving a sentence for the fire resulting in the death of the Luchsinger-Mackay couple.

Activities

During the day, Córdova led the ceremony of the change of rewe, a wooden construction similar to a totem that has an energetic meaning and announcements from the divinity. The rewe is a log of laurel wood or lingue carved in the shape of a ladder. It has four steps, always surrounded by branches of other significant trees, such as canelo, which is the sacred tree of the Mapuche people, or maqui. The machi climbs those steps in the ritual, blindfolded. As explained, the machi thus transits between the material and immaterial world to communicate with the ancestral spirits and thus be able to help their community.

During the activity, the press did not have access to the place. Córdova returned to the CEP shortly before 3:00 p.m. He did so inside a Gendarmerie vehicle, which was escorted by three Carabineros vehicles.

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