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Don Jose Uchurte explains to documetary filmmaker Rodrigo Iturralde the significance of what he calls this “lucky” rock. Piedra de suerte. At the base are thousands of smaller rocks tossed there by passers by looking for good luck.Also thrown are bits of chamise colorado branches..all to invoke good favour for the Kiliwas.The local indigenes population. Now we know why we have found dozens of ancient stone tools on this route! It has been a path for hundreds of years.

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