Aymara language
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Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish and
Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America (present-day Argentina) in Spanish and Aymara
"A Helping Hand in Time of Crisis," from the United States Information Agency, 1958
Chile
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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the Southern Cone of southwestern South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a n
Aymara language
…along with Spanish and Quechua, is an official language in Bolivia and Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile and northern Argentina, where it is a recognized minority language. Academic sources confirm that Aymara is spoken in Argentina, particularly in the…
The Chinchorro mummies, the oldest of which are from around 5050 BCE
Pedro Lira's 1888 painting of the founding of Santiago by Pedro de Valdivia at Huelén Hill
Generals José de San Martín (left) and Bernardo O'Higgins (right) during the crossing of the Andes
The Battle of Iquique on 21 May 1879. The victory of Chile in the War of the Pacific allowed its expansion into new territories.