Huarpe people
Encyclopedia
The Huarpes or Warpes were indigenous
inhabitants of Cuyo
, in Argentina
. Some scholars assume that in the Huarpe language, this word means "sandy ground," but according Arte y Vocabulario de la lengua general del Reino de Chile, written by Andrés Fabres in Lima
in 1765, the word Cuyo comes from Araucanian cuyum puulli, meaning "sandy land" or "desert country".
settlements. They were agrarian people who grew corn (Zea mays), beans, squash, and quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa).
Towards the 15th century, Huarpe territory expanded into the Argentinian provinces of San Luis
, Mendoza
and San Juan and even on the north of the Neuquen Province
. They inhabited between the Jáchal River
at north, to the Diamante River
at south and between the Andes
and Conlara Valley on San Luis.
They were never fully part of the Incan Empire, but were influenced by Inca culture and adopted llama ranching and the Quechua language after 1480.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
inhabitants of Cuyo
Cuyo
Cuyo means "whose" in Spanish, but may also refer to:*Cuyo *Cuyo Province, historic, Argentina*Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines*Cuyo Airport, Philippines*Guinea pig dish eaten usually by Ecuadorian and Peruvian peoples....
, in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Some scholars assume that in the Huarpe language, this word means "sandy ground," but according Arte y Vocabulario de la lengua general del Reino de Chile, written by Andrés Fabres in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
in 1765, the word Cuyo comes from Araucanian cuyum puulli, meaning "sandy land" or "desert country".
History
Huarpe people settled in permanent villages beginning in the 5th century CE. About 50 to 100 people lived in a village, making them smaller than DiaguitaDiaguita
The Diaguita, also called Diaguita-Calchaquí, are a group of South American indigenous peoples. The Diaguita culture developed between the 8th and 16th centuries in what are now the provinces of Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja and Tucumán in northwestern Argentina, and in the Atacama and Coquimbo...
settlements. They were agrarian people who grew corn (Zea mays), beans, squash, and quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa).
Towards the 15th century, Huarpe territory expanded into the Argentinian provinces of San Luis
San Luis Province
San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
, Mendoza
Mendoza Province
The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...
and San Juan and even on the north of the Neuquen Province
Neuquén Province
Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west...
. They inhabited between the Jáchal River
Jáchal River
The Jáchal River is a river in the province of San Juan, Argentina. It is part of the Desaguadero River basin, and one of the most important permanent watercourses in the province, with an average flow of 9 m³/s...
at north, to the Diamante River
Diamante River
The Diamante River is a river in the Argentine province of Mendoza. It is born from glaciers on the Maipo, a volcano in the Andes range in the Argentine–Chilean border, and flows east until emptying in the Desaguadero River...
at south and between the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
and Conlara Valley on San Luis.
They were never fully part of the Incan Empire, but were influenced by Inca culture and adopted llama ranching and the Quechua language after 1480.
External links
- Mendoza – History and Legends
- Huarpe People – Encyclopædia Britannica
- Discovery of a Fragment of the Printed Copy of the Work on the Millcayac ..., by Rodolfo R. Schuller
- Millcayac y Allentiac: Los dialectos del idioma Huarpe By Catalina Teresa Michieli – 1990 Information about the Huarpe culture Web site about the Huarpe culture Espejos culturales. Ethnography Map of the Huarpes territory.