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Kalku or Calcu, in Mapuche mythology, is a sorcerer or witch who works with black magic and negative powers or forces. The essentially benevolent shamans are more often referred to as machi , to avoid confusion with the malevolent kalku. Its origins are in Mapuche tradition.
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The word kalku is a borrowing from Puquina language. [1] Its adoption by Mapuches fits into a pattern of parallels in the Mapuche and Central Andean cosmology (Inca religion) dating back to the times of Tiwanaku Empire when Puquina was an important language. [1] [2]
