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This paper presents the results of an investigation of ten mountains undertaken in 1983 in Lauca and Isluga National Parks innorthern Chile. Archaeological sites were surveyed on five of the summits and ethnographic information was collected in village slocated near them. An Inca figurine, made out of mullu shell (spondylus) was discovered on the surface at one of the sites. Thesurvey helps extend our knowledge of the distribution and types of archaeological sites in northern Chile.Key words: Inca, Lauca, Isluga, Parinacota, mountain worship, spondylus.Se presentan los resultados de la exploracion de 10 montanas localizadas en los parques nacionales Lauca e Isluga, en el norte deChile, realizado durante 1983. Los sitios arqueologicos fueron explorados y registrados en cinco de las montanas revisadas.Informacion etnografica fue recopilada en las comunidades cercanas. Una figurina de origen inca, tallada en concha de mullu(spondylus) fue descubierta en la superficie de uno de estos sitios. Los resultados de este estudio amplian nuestro conocimientorespecto de la distribucion y tipologia de los sitios arqueologicos en el norte de Chile vinculado a la prehistoria del periodo Inca.Palabras claves: Inca, Lauca, Isluga, Parinacota, culto a la montana, spondylus.* National Geographic Society, 1145 17
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