Tag Archives: South America

Inca Khipu: The record and writing system made entirely of knots | #CuratorsCorner Ep9 S6

Posted on December 4, 2021 by agogo22

Everybody loves a spreadsheet, right? Well the Inca had their own version of a spreadsheet, and it is likely a major factor in why the Inca empire could expand so rapidly and so successfully. And also, it was done by … Continue reading →

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BBC World Service – Discovery, Chilean mummies

Posted on October 29, 2021 by agogo22

Jane Chambers learns about the world’s oldest examples of mummification Listen: BBC World Service – Discovery, Chilean mummies

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On the run from COVID-19, an Indigenous family treks deep into the Amazon rainforest | Aeon Videos

Posted on August 6, 2021 by agogo22

A year in the life of an Indigenous family who journey deep into the Amazon rainforest to escape Ecuador’s COVID-19 crisis In early 2020, the Kichwa people of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon were contending with two centuries-old threats: attempted … Continue reading →

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Palenque | Psyche Films

Posted on December 2, 2020 by agogo22

The steady drumbeat of life in the first free town in the Americas Palenque is a film made from rhythms. Musical rhythms, daily rhythms, visual rhythms. Rhythms of work, of speech and of play. It’s also a film that breaks … Continue reading →

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Ancient Maya built sophisticated water filters – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on October 26, 2020 by agogo22

Ancient Maya in the once-bustling city of Tikal built sophisticated water filters using natural materials they imported from miles away, according to the University of Cincinnati. UC researchers discovered evidence of a filter system at the Corriental reservoir, an important … Continue reading →

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Are the Charrúa Extinct?

Posted on May 6, 2020 by agogo22

As always, the answer is more complicated than it first appears.

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How this drug lord created a hippo problem in Colombia

Posted on April 10, 2020 by agogo22

Drug lord Pablo Escobar smuggled four hippos into his own personal zoo during the 1980’s. But wild hippos are usually only native to Africa and their escape after Escobar’s death has left Colombia with an unexpected problem. Due to reproduction, … Continue reading →

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How to sing, play and dance Bullerengue (Afrocolombian rhythm)

Posted on January 1, 2020 by agogo22

Ladama Project Hi everyone!!! I hope you like this video and learn some Colombian culture, I will leave several links so you can understand the beat and context of bullerengue and also the tonada lyrics and a translation. Sing: El … Continue reading →

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Yemanja – Salvador, Brazil

Posted on January 1, 2020 by agogo22

Celebration of the orisha Yemanja, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 2019

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Candombe Barrio Palermo

Posted on January 1, 2020 by agogo22

 

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