Vaticinios de eventos climáticos en comunidades aymaras en los Andes del norte de Chile

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ID5238087
AuthorsCarlos Mondaca Rojas (0000-0002-3124-5321), Carlos Mondaca-Rojas (0000-0003-2640-2705, University of Tarapacá, corresponding author), Alberto Díaz Araya (0000-0001-5080-1672, University of Tarapacá)
Year2022
Issue83
Pages51-66
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de geografía Norte Grande (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0379-8682 • E-ISSN: 0718-3402
PublisherSciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4067/s0718-34022022000300051
OpenAlexW4322584153
SCIELO_PIDS0718-34022022000300051
LanguageES
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The forecasts of climatic events have occupied an important place in the Aymara's cosmovision that inhabit the foothills and highlands of northern Chile. Especially in how the climatic predictors of the natural environment are part of the ritual and utilitarian culture of this ethnic community concerning their agricultural production. In this context, using a qualitative research methodology, 15 in-depth interviews were carried out with Aymara community members from 9 pre-Andean localities of Arica and Parinacota and 3 altiplano localities of Tarapacá, systematizing and analyzing the main characteristics of how this traditional knowledge system operates. It is argued that among the predictions, the observation of stellar phenomena is disappearing, but not that of climatic phenomena, especially predictors of atmospheric phenomena, flora, and fauna, among others, survive. Also, the loss of this knowledge is irreparably perceived at both the individual and community level, threatening its conservation as part of our intangible cultural heritage

Art · Geography · Humanities · Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · Latin American history and culture

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