Beliefs and Funerary Practices
…on the winter solstice, when the indigenous New Year is celebrated in the Andean world, with offerings to the Pachamama (Mother Earth). Modern Diaguita funerary rites, for their part, differ…
Environment and Geography
…it receives the waters of the Cuncumén and Chalinga rivers. This zone has a lowland marginal desert climate that is characterized by a maritime influence, winter precipitation, clear skies, low…
Atacameña
Atacameño music, like that of most indigenous groups in the Americas, is linked to ritual practices. The Atacameño people divided the year into a dry period and a…
Economy
…pasture and water, moving from winter to summer grazing grounds in the foothills. Today, herding is still practiced by some Collas in Potrerillos and Quebrada de Paipote, while those near…
The story of the Shepherdess
…as the long arms of the young man turn into wings, and he carries her to an inaccessible cave high on a mountain. The young hunchback was in fact a…
Ambiente y Localización
…climate in this period was more or less the same as it is today—Mediterranean with rain in the winter and long, dry summers. Scrubland (matorral) was the main form of…
Settlement patterns
…insulation from the extreme cold and to protect the inhabitants from the rain. These dwellings had no windows and only a single entrance, which faced eastward toward the Puelmapu, the…
Settlement pattern
…elliptical base was made of carved basalt blocks with holes for logs that supported the structure’s wooden walls and grass roof. It had no windows and a long, low narrow…
Settlement patterns
…the single women slept in the center of the dwelling, near the fire, accompanied by the children and dogs. The Tehuelche usually wintered in one camp and moved around more…
Historia
…The unique conditions of the site have preserved some evidence, allowing us a window into how these early hunters adapted to the rainforest environment. After the extinction of the megafauna,…
Art
…that were used for carrying, transporting and washing food, as well as for winnowing grain. Mapuche art also includes music and dance, with instruments such as the kultrún and truruka…
Environment and Location
…is cold and rainy, with the year divided into just two seasons: winter, with temperatures between 0 and -5°C (23 to 32°F), and summer, with highs of around 10°C (50°F)….
Settlement patterns
…from keñua wood. It contains separate modules for the kitchen, sleeping area, and food storage, and its door points eastward. The structure is windowless, to keep out the cold. The…
Economy
…crew members, most of them rowers. Sails were used on the boats when the wind was favorable. Early chroniclers and writers mentioned these vessels, admiring their design and the prowess…
Settlement pattern
…itself was covered with leaves, skins and bark to keep out the wind. As covering materials were not easily obtained, the people took them along in the dalca when they…
Arid North
…of the previous mountain crossing—the narrow trail, rocky outcrops, strong winds, dry cold, and the thunder that warned of approaching snowstorms were all experiences that they did not wish to…
Semi-Arid North
…His journey had been undertaken in stages, with periods of rest and provisioning, timed to prevent snow and wind storms from hindering the advance of the expeditionary force. The force…
Arte
…common item, and the most frequent type had the shape of a winged disk and was made of ceramic or stone. The same materials were used to make ear disks….
Settlement pattern
…geometry, their solid rectangular form, their imposing height and well crafted masonry. Trapezoid doorways, windows and niches are also typical. Inka settlements were centered around a large rectangular area enclosed…
Settlement pattern
…groups took advantage of resources that were concentrated around the wetlands of the high Puna in winter, and also made small temporary camps at lower altitudes. In the Salt Puna,…
Environment and Location
…rivers channel a large volume of water, with flooding in winter from the rains and in summer from meltwater. The climate in the north is marginal desert, with the scant…
Beliefs and funeral rites
…the kero cups from which they may have drunk mind-altering, hallucinogenic potions. Their ceramic and textile iconography commonly depicts individuals in a trance state, two-headed or winged beings, as well…