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Inca Khipu: The record and writing system made entirely of knots | #CuratorsCorner Ep9 S6
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
BBC World Service – Discovery, Chilean mummies
Jane Chambers learns about the world’s oldest examples of mummification Listen: BBC World Service – Discovery, Chilean mummies
On the run from COVID-19, an Indigenous family treks deep into the Amazon rainforest | Aeon Videos
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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Tagged Art, Culture, design, Environment, film, Life, South America
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Palenque | Psyche Films
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
Ancient Maya built sophisticated water filters – ScienceBlog.com
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
Are the Charrúa Extinct?
As always, the answer is more complicated than it first appears.
How this drug lord created a hippo problem in Colombia
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
How to sing, play and dance Bullerengue (Afrocolombian rhythm)
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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Tagged colombia, creatives, Culture, dance, drum, rhythm, South America
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Yemanja – Salvador, Brazil
Celebration of the orisha Yemanja, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 2019
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Tagged Brasil, brazilian style, Culture, drum, Life, rhythm, South America
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Candombe Barrio Palermo
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Tagged Choreography, Culture, dance, drum, history, rhythm, South America, Venezuela
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