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Atacameña
The Atacama people, also called Atacameño, are indigenous people from the Atacama Desert and altiplano region in the north of Chile and Argentina and southern Bolivia, mainly Antofagasta Region. According to the Argentinean Census in 2010, 13,936 people identified as first-generation Atacameño in Argentina, while Chile was home to 21,015 Atacameño people as of 2002.2002 Chilean census Instituto nacional de estadisticas de Chile retrieved on May 17, 2015 Other names include Kunza and Likanantaí. 
History The origins of Atacameño culture can be traced back to 500 AD. The |
CONADI
The National Corporation for Indigenous Development, or Corporación Nacional de Desarrollo Indígena (CONADI') in Spanish, is a Chilean institution founded on September 28, 1993, by the "Ley Indigena 19253" (“Indigenous Law”). CONADI's main goal is to promote, coordinate and execute the state's work to support the development of the indigenous peoples of Chile. CONADI is overseen by the Social Development Ministry or " :es:Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de Chile". Its headquarters are located in the city of Temuco and it has two subdivisions: Temuco, covering the Bío Bío, Araucanía, Los Lagos and Los Ríos regions, and Iquique, covering the Tarapacá, Antofagasta and Arica y Parinacota regions. Background CONADI was founded as a result recommendations made by the Special Commission on Indigenous Peoples or "Comisión Especial de Pueblos Indígenas" (CEPI) which ran from 1990 to 1995 was created by decree No. 30 of May 27, 1990. As a result of its work, CEPI p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunza Language
Kunza is an extinct language isolate once spoken in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and southern Peru by the Atacama people, who have since shifted to Spanish. The last speaker was documented in 1949. Other names and spellings include Cunza, Likanantaí, Lipe, Ulipe, and Atacameño. History The language was spoken in northern Chile and southern Peru, specifically in the Chilean villages of Peine, Socaire (near the Salar de Atacama), and Caspana. The last Kunza speaker was found in 1949, although some have been found since according to anthropologists. There are 2,000 Atacameños (W. Adelaar). Unattested varieties listed by Loukotka (1968): *Atacameño of Bolivia - spoken in a small village on the frontier of Potosí Department, Bolivia, and Antofagasta Province of Chile *Lipe (Olipe) - extinct language once spoken south of the Salar de Uyuni, Potosí Department, Bolivia Classification Kaufman (1990) found a proposed connection between Kunza and the likewise unclass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turi (other)
Turi or TURI may refer to: Places ;Ecuador *Turi, Ecuador, a town and parish ;Estonia * Türi, a town * Türi Parish, a rural municipality in Järva County ;Indonesia * Turi, Lamongan, a Districts of Indonesia, district in Lamongan Regency, East Java * Turi, Magetan, a village in Panekan, Magetan Regency, East Java * Turi, Yogyakarta, a Districts of Indonesia, district in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta ;Italy * Turi, Apulia, a ''comune'' in the province of Bari ;Kenya * Turi, Kenya, a settlement west of Nakuru Persons with the name ''"Turi" is also nickname for the given name Salvatore (other), Salvatore'' * Turi (Māori ancestor), an historical Maori leader * Indrek Turi (born 1981), Estonian decathlete * Johan Turi (1854–1936), Norwegian-Sami wolf-hunter and writer * Pasquale Turi (born 1993), Italian footballer * Géza Turi (born 1974), Hungarian footballer Other uses * Turi (Caste), a social group of East India * Turi (Pashtun tribe), a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasana
Lasana is a small village located northeast of the city of Calama in the Calama province of Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. It sits along the banks of the Loa River. Pukará de Lasana, (Quechua ''pukara'' fortress), a pre-Columbian fortress built in the 12th century, is the main architectural attraction of the village. It is located north of San Francisco de Chiu Chiu and was declared a national monument in 1982. Petroglyph A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...s can also be found in the area. References External linksSernatur - Lasana {{coord, 22, 16, 15, S, 68, 37, 57, W, display=title Archaeological sites in Chile Populated places in El Loa Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiu-Chiu
San Francisco de Chiu Chiu, or simply Chiu Chiu, is a village located about northeast of the city of Calama, in El Loa Province of Chile's northern Antofagasta Region The Antofagasta Region ( es, Región de Antofagasta, ) is one of Chile's sixteen first-order administrative divisions. The second-largest region of Chile in area, it comprises three provinces, Antofagasta, El Loa and Tocopilla. It is border .... It lies at an elevation of above sea level, close to the confluence of the Loa and Salado rivers. San Francisco de Chiu Chiu Church, built in the 17th century, is the main attraction in the village. External links Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile: Pueblo de San Francisco de Chiu Chiu San Francisco de Chiu Chiu Populated places in El Loa Province {{Antofagasta-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |