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silversummit - Jan 24, 2012 11:00 am - Voted 10/10
Why?Please explain a little...sounds interesting!
PAROFES - Jan 24, 2012 12:26 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Why?Well, at the year 1540 some people came to Atacama on horses, killed 25 of them.
So the fortress was good to defend their people, animals, food, children...
The monument is a reminder of that fact, and it says on the end that the history of atacama people (atacameños) was degreding fast, but not any more. They built this as a symbol of their fight against tyranny.
Tough times for latin american original people, the 16th century sucked big time for every one of them. Inkas, indians, astecas (in Mexico)...
silversummit - Jan 24, 2012 5:08 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Why?Thanks for the background info. I used to teach Latin American history and geography and I love to hear about these things.
Kathy
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