Minga in Chiloé, Chile. Liucura, island of Lemuy, archipelago of Chiloé. Testimony of the culture that still persists in some distant places of Chile.

Minga in Chiloé, Chile. Liucura, island of Lemuy, archipelago of Chiloé. Testimony of the culture that still persists in some distant places of Chile. A minga is the traditional name that is given in the island of Chiloé to a joint work carried out by residents of the same area in which all help free to the neighbor that needs it, for example in picking fruits or potatoes, constructions, To make paths among others. The homeowner or the minga solicitor prepares a lot of food and drink for the participants as a form of gratitude. These mingas can last for days. The photograph shows a minga where the transfer of a house is carried from one place to another, arriving the house to land is helped by people and oxen that dragged it to its final destination.