Far South
…to personal aspirations and the desire for conquest. The ocean voyages of these Spanish, Portuguese, English and Dutch sailors through the territory of Tierra del Fuego revealed that these were…
Semi-Arid North
…not only provisions but also information about the local chiefs, Aldequín and Guanelica. The indigenous people fled as they approached, and Valdivia decided to attack them at the fort where…
Arid North
…la Grande,” where the city of San Pedro de Atacama stands today. This group would gather provisions and await Almagro’s host. When he reached Copiapó, Almagro learned from local chiefs…
South Central
…a dangerous time, and it was crucial for the Spaniards to maintain control around Santiago. They also had to be vigilant near the coast, where nearly six hundred natives had…
Rapa Nui
…plying the waters between Valparaíso, the principal port of the Kingdom of Chile, and El Callao, its counterpart in the Viceroyalty of Peru. These journeys took several months, depending on…
Expedition of the Seven Explorers
…the seventh Mako’i Ringiringi A’Huatava. These seven men came, all ariki (royal) and ariki paka (princes). They came from Hiva in a sailing vessel. Hau Maka said to them, “When…
The condor and the shepherdess
…tried to fly away, but was quickly surrounded by the other birds. The condor was furious, and he approached the little bird and pronounced, “You will be a meal for…
The story of chimango
…Tierra del Fuego. Martín Gusinde, Anne Chapman. Lom ediciones. 2006. [1] The Yámana word for Chimango (a bird of prey, also called Tiuque) [2] Thereafter. [3] A supernatural being….
Center
…Conquered by the valleys of central Chile By the time Diego de Almagro the Elder undertook his expedition La flor de las Indias (The Flower of the Indies)…
Beliefs and funeral rites
…takes it away, and the provider of all plants and animals. The tribe’s moral code represents his will, and the Yaghan prayed to him freely with thanks and requests for…
The story of the Shepherdess
…hoists her up, along with the child. Later, as the sun is going down, the weary condor flies home to the cave on the mountain. There, he is devastated to…
The Creation
…he brought together all of the good spirits that remained and imprisoned the bad ones. The ruler of the air kicked them, and in his anger shot fire from his…
From the Crucible to the Mold
…be more easily gripped with long wooden handles. Another kind had a circular hole to drain the smelted metal into molds, as well as a plug to control the flow…
Economy
…guano for use as a fertilizer—all highly prized items among the inlanders. In exchange, the Chango received llama and alpaca wool, as well as fruit, maize, and coca, food products…
Agricultural-pastoralists related toTiwanaku State
…especially around the Atacama salt flat, the Tiwanaku state established economic and political ties with local authorities, cementing themwith valuable gifts from the Altiplano such as pieces of gold discovered…
Cueca Al pasar por un jardín y doña Tila Morales
…Luego de cantar a lo divino a la Virgen del Paso del Clarillo, los cantores pircano se alegran cantando y bailando cuecas. Chosto Ulloa toca guitarra y canta, Audilio…
The picture-engravings of Taira
…allusion to the myth of the Celestial Llama and its Offspring, which is said to have descended at night from the sky to drink from freshwater springs on the land…
The geoglyph of Cerro Sagrado
…marine resources and collected guano from nearby islands. These residents would also have organized the transport of these articles in llama caravans bound for the mountains and Altiplano of Arica….
Economy
…In ancient times, the people of Rapa Nui subsisted by growing several varieties of plantain, squash, tubers and sugar cane, and complemented their diet with fishing, hunting and gatheringfood…
Darwin. Un viaje al fin del mundo
…Darwin a bordo del Beagle. Dio la vuelta al mundo pasando por América del Sur. La pampa argentina, los canales patagónicos, el sur de Chile, la cordillera de Los Andes…