- Atacameño
The Atacameños (also called Lickan-antay) were a Native American people who inhabited the Andean portion of the
Atacama Desert . Their language is known asKunza .The most ancient people of the Atacama desert were nomadic hunters that followed herds of wild
camelid s. Later, the existence of vast herds of camelids and the better knowledge of primitive agricultural methods contributed to the development of a semi-sedentary lifestyle with seasonal movements.cite web | url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1191/ | title= San Pedro de Atacama | work = Entry on the UNESCO Tentative List | accessdate = 2007-08-26]Around 2000-1000 B.C., Atacameño people fully adopted the sedentary culture. At this stage, they had an economy mainly based on
llama breeding andmaize agriculture.Between 400 B.C and 100 A.D., Atacameño farming reaches a peak in its development, mainly in the oases of
Lasana ,Chiu-Chiu , Calama,San Pedro de Atacama , Peine,Tilomonte ,Toconao .cite web | url = http://www.conadi.cl/patacameno.htm | title= Atacameño | work = Reseña Histórica | accessdate = 2007-08-26]References
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