%0 Journal Article
%T El adoratorio del cerro El Potro: Arqueolog¨ªa de alta monta£¿a en la cordillera de Copiap¨®, norte de Chile
%A Moyano
%A Ricardo
%J Estudios atacame£¿os
%D 2009
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0718-10432009000200004
%X the archaeological survey carried out in the upper los helados river and in mount el potro, confirms mountaineering and scholarly descriptions of evidence attesting to the existence of a pre-columbian huaca, and contributes to explain the orographic architectural orientation of the vi£¿a del cerro metallurgical center. our findings suggest andean mountain cults were indeed carried out there, including public ceremonies in the center and more exclusive ones on the el potro and its surroundings. distinctly separate traces of copiap¨® valley fertility rituals express the dual power and reciprocity relations established amongst the incas and local groups, which sustained their mining-metallurgical activities in the area.
%K potro mountain
%K vi£¿a del cerro
%K tawantinsuyo
%K copiap¨®.
%U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-10432009000200004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en