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Oscar Santillán: The Andean Information Age
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When the campaigns of extirpation in the Andes of South America were ordered, high on the inquisitors list were 'Huacas'. According to the people that named them, Huacas are sacred animistic entities that can manifest on Earth in endless forms - from mountains to human-made objects. This posed a significant problem for the Spanish arrivals since they did not fit any criteria within Western taxonomy.
Title: Oscar Santillán: The Andean Information Age
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When the campaigns of extirpation in the Andes of South America were ordered, high on the inquisitors list were 'Huacas'.
According to the people that named them, Huacas are sacred animistic entities that can manifest on Earth in endless forms - from mountains to human-made objects.
This posed a significant problem for the Spanish arrivals since they did not fit any criteria within Western taxonomy.
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