Camera caution with Indigenous people
When in Santiago, there was a small group of indigenous women making some kind of protest, with drums and a poster... seeing such a group of whites, and some of them with cameras, they kind of turned inward to each other, backs out, and cautiously watching. I didn't (wasn't even able) to try for a picture... didn't really realize til I was informed later that they are suspicious of people with cameras, etc.In some of my studies, I also learned that, for ex., people from some indigenous groups, like from Peruvian Andes, are very superstitious about having their picture taken. Ie. They fear you want to kill them / cut them in half if you want like just a waist-up pic or a face pic. Or, that if you want a picture of them, you want to take their soul or something to that affect.So anyway, take care with your camera around them :)
