Guñelve
The Guñelve.
The Guñelve as symbol of 2015 Copa America.
Guñelve (wünelfe in Mapudungun) is a symbol from the Mapuche iconography which can be described as an octagram or a star with eight points.
It represents the planet Venus, but has also erroneously been thought to represent the canelo tree, which is considered sacred among the Mapuches.[1]
The guñelve, also called the "Star of Arauco", was the inspired of Bernardo O'Higgins to create the current flag of Chile.[2]
Currently the guñelve has been used by many designers, an example of that is the 2015 Copa América in Chile, the guiñelve will be used as the symbol of the cup.[3][4]