…Arce. Archivo MCHAP. Escuchar Procesión de bailes chinos Bailes chinos de Zapallar, La Laguna y Puchuncaví tocando simultáneamente en la procesión. Fiesta de san Pedro, Zapallar, junio 1992. Grabación: José…
South Central
…Consolidating the conquest from the central valleys to the south How were the Spaniards able to conquer the vast territories south of central Chile? The indigenous attack of…
Far South
…Among islands, channels and archipelagos: the conquest of Chile’s far south advances conclusively How can we convey the immensity of the endless southern lands, inhabited in the 16th…
Center
…in 1536, and Pedro de Valdivia and his conquering host journeyed through the valleys of central Chile in 1540, the Spanish expansion into the new continent and the annexation of…
Arid North
…Peru about an uprising led by Manco Inka Yupanqui, also known as Manco Cápac II, one of the first “rebels” of Vilcabamba. This event underlined the seriousness of the situation:…
Semi-Arid North
…The conquest advances through the transverse valleys of the semi-arid north Between the great Despoblado (Uninhabited Land) of the Atacama and the Aconcagua Valley of Central Chile lie…
Aymara
…Escuchar Banda de bronces Huaviña Banda Sensación Andina. Fiesta patronal de San Juan en Huaviña. 25 junio de 1994. Grabación: José Pérez de Arce. Archivo MCHAP. Escuchar Canto…
The devils`tale
…Out in the country, far from a small town about half the size of Toconce, a small group of farmers lived beside their fields. There was no church nearby…
The story of chimango
…to offer her his love, but she spurned him. Yo’okalía returned time and time again to her hut, and eventually she was persuaded and promised to become his wife. Yo’okalía…
Expedition of the Seven Explorers
…Seven young men came. The first was called Ira, the second Raparenga, the third Ku’uku’u A’Huatava, the fourth Ringiringi A’Huatava, the fifth Nonoma A’Huatava, the sixth U’Ure A’Huatava and…
Atacameño
…Escuchar Alabado Día de Todos Santos, Ayquina, noviembre 1993. Grabación: Claudio Mercado. Archivo MCHAP. Escuchar Banda de bronces Fiesta de La Candelaria, Caspana. Febrero 1997. Grabación: Claudio Mercado. Archivo…
The Creation
…According to the Mapuche cosmovision, in the beginning there was only air, and the master of that air was called Ngen, a powerful spirit who dwelt among other spirits….
Rapa Nui
…Across the south sea to Rapa Nui Around the middle of the 16th century the “South Sea,” as the Pacific Ocean was formerly called, was full of vessels…
Mapuche
…Escuchar Canto Domingo Carilao. Canto para el documental Palin Bollilco Mapu Meu, de Felipe Laredo y Gunvor Sorli . Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago. 1994. Grabación: José…
The petroglyphs of Las Lizas
…There are many rock art sites on the desert coast of Northern Chile that contain images of marine species, but the site of Playa Las Lizasis one of…
A tale of two brothers
…from his rich sibling, left home in search of work. But he had no food for the journey, so he went to his rich brother’s trash pile and gathered up…
History
…archeological Diaguita culture emerged at least 400 years before the Spanish conquest throughout what is now the Norte Chico of Chile, and had ties of some kind with the contemporary…
Rapa Nui
…the island. Prior to 1870, Rapa Nui music consisted primarily of vocal songs with no instrumental accompaniment. Most aku-aku, songs dedicated to the spirits, were performed with a nasal tone…
Pueblos atacameños: estilo y entusiasmo 1969-1988
…Recopilación de cantos y música atacameña registradas por distintos investigadores entre 1969 y 1988 en las comunidades de Peine, Socaire, Cámar, Talabre, Toconao, San Pedro de Atacama y Caspana….
Location and Environment
…The Quechua are an indigenous people whose name refers to the language they speak— Quechua. The first Quechua communities to emerge were located in what is now Antofagasta Region…
Atacameña
…one, according to the natural cycle that governs the agricultural and herding calendar. This division is also reflected in the musical instruments and songs of these people, which are played…
The story of the wild goose couple
…In olden times, the only clothing a woman wore was her mas haka-na and loincloth, and she usually removed the latter inside the hut. Once there was a mother…