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South America
In South and Central America, marital plurality flourishes in a gray area between the colonial legacy of fervent Catholicism and clandestine social realities. While monogamous marriage is the sacred norm, ‘parallel families’ and multiple homes are occult yet resilient structures, often tolerated under a facade of propriety. But this geography of the heart that oscillates between the ‘casa grande’ (the main house) and the ‘casa chica’ (the secondary home) has deeper roots. It echoes, in other forms, the ancient order of the Aztec and Inca empires, where polygyny was a major political and diplomatic tool. It is a relational structure of shadow, woven with passions, hidden loyalties, and syncretism, where Baroque meets the tropical spirit and indigenous remnants.