cultural elements and physical features. They were the predecessors of the culture diaguita and at the arrival of the Spanish (1492), these already were extinguished. According to our political division - administrative current this culture would have been located between(among) the region III and IV.
The culture Aconcagua was spreading over the whole coastal zone included by the resorts of Algarrobo, El Quisco, Llolleo, El Tabo, Las Cruces, Rocas de Santo Domingo, Cartagena and the area of The Convent and Tejas Verdes , with many arcaheologic findings in the matter .
Report of your ceramics is called commonly Aconcagua Salmon Type for being of a well-known color orange with black painting in your decoration, and pertenence to the Late Agroalfarero period of the region, thereabouts for between 800 and 1470, producing principally pieces as pucos or bowls, in whose external face is frequent the decoration representing the figure of a "Trinaurio", or species of whirlpool of three arms.
Mapuche Period
Quisco beach
Later Picunche were located between( two important rivers: the Choapa and Itata. They were farmers and therefore, sedentary. Of this activity dads were obtaining, gourd, maize , beans and chili. In the zone where they lived through the water was abundant and a hot climate. Also they raised animals, specially Llamas and Guanacos. Of them they extracted meat and wool to make your gowns. The picunches were establishing themselves in groups of approximately 300 persons, in small villages. Your houses were of mud and roof oftotora. In each one approximately 30 persons were living, among the father, the wives , the children, and other direct relatives. Your custom was establishing that the men were giving the orders or directing; the maximum authority was the father and then the major son was coming. Only in case of emergency, especially if a war happened, there was a chief who was leading the others: the chief
