Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous

Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art, MAPI

The Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art is located in the Ciudad Vieja area of Montevideo at 25 de Mayo 279. You enter into this massive European styled building through double doors and are greeted by a grand marble staircase and a security guard who tells you, Derecho. You turn right to go to the information desk where you can buy your ticket for $80 Uruguayan pesos. For $20 pesos more you can buy a small soft drink as well (roughly 25 pesos is $1). This is a great deal as you could spend hours getting lost in the art this museum has to offer. There are three floors of art and each room contains a different region and time period. Much of the art is from the pre-Columbian days, but the museum also contains recent works of art from various artists. There is some information in English, however since Uruguay is a Spanish speaking country most of the information is in Spanish. This museum brings the culture of the Latin and South American world to life stretching from the top of Mexico to southern parts of Argentina and Chile. Visitors are given a glimpse at life from many years ago. Tourists can take pictures and video, however flash must be turned off and by all means do not touch anything. In many parts of the building there is a yellow line showing visitors how close they can get to the art. Other museums in Montevideo tend to be small, however this one offers a lot for visitors across all age groups. I highly recommend a visit for anyone visiting Montevideo. For more videos subscribe to Follow Orange on YouTube and visit FollowOrange.com

Consejo de Niños / Children´s council / MAPI 2018

Consejo de Niños del MAPI / Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indígena
Montevideo, Uruguay (2018)

Children’s council - MAPI / Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art

Piita Irniq, in Montevideo, Uruguay

Short video clip of Piita Irniq with his conference about Inuits. MAPI (Museum of Precolumbian and Indigenous Art), Montevideo, Uruguay. On June 25, 2013.

Timeline of the Pre-Columbian periods of Brazil and Uruguay (HD)

this is a very short video full of information its really overloaded so id recommend to pause and read constantly, I plan on making a better version including all of South America! :)

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Book: A CULTURA NEOTROPICAL by Marcos Pereira magalhoes
Book: Aprendizagens Históricas: Rumos e Experiências by Andre Bueno
Book: 'Origin and dispersion of the Tupiguarani: what does cranial morphology say?' by the University of Sao Paulo and IMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology




Sources for the Cacicados based on the studies of Julian Steward, Betty Meggers e Clifford Evans, Donald Lathrap and Anna Roosevelt.

Montevideo Uruguay Travel Guide

Montevideo Uruguay Travel Guide

Montevideo is the pleasant capital city of Uruguay, a country in South America. It is situated on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata and is the southernmost capital city in South America. It revolves around the Plaza de la Independencia, once home to a Spanish citadel. This plaza leads to Ciudad Vieja (the old town), with art deco buildings, colonial homes and landmarks including the towering Palacio Salvo and neoclassical performance hall Solís Theatre. Mercado del Puerto is an old port market filled with many steakhouses.

Montevideo was founded in 1724. For much of its early history, the city consisted of what is now known as the Ciudad Vieja (Old Town). By the mid-19th century the city began to grow eastward towards what is now known as Centro. The demolition of the old fort that used to mark the eastern boundary of Old Town enabled the construction of what is now Plaza Independencia. Eventually Boulevard Artigas was built around Centro, but by 1910, suburbs were already developing beyond it which were later annexed into the growing city.

The nation’s capital and home to nearly half of Uruguay’s population, Montevideo is a vibrant, eclectic place with a rich cultural life. Stretching 20km from east to west, the city wears many faces, from its industrial port to the exclusive beachside suburb of Carrasco near the airport. In the historic downtown business district, art deco and neoclassical buildings jostle for space alongside grimy, worn-out skyscrapers that appear airlifted from Havana or Ceauşescu’s Romania, while to the southeast the shopping malls and modern high-rises of beach communities such as Punta Carretas and Pocitos bear more resemblance to those of Miami or Copacabana. Music, theater and the arts are alive and well here – from elegant older theaters and cozy little tango bars to modern beachfront discos – and there’s a strong international flavor, thanks to the many foreign cultural centers and Montevideo’s status as administrative headquarters for Mercosur, South America’s leading trading bloc.

Montevideo is not a large city and it boasts a very efficient public transportation system so getting around is not difficult at all. If you are not bashful about your Spanish, feel free to ask people which bus route you need to take to get to your destination as it can be the most effective and cheap option. The Rambla is a waterside roadway has people biking, fishing, drinking mate, and enjoying the great views. Spend part of Sunday morning with the locals on La Feria Tristán Narvaja Flea Market. Pocitos barrio lies about 2 miles south-east of El Centro. The Pocitos beach runs east from Punta Trouville for about a mile.

A lot to see in Montevideo such as :

Plaza Independencia
Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo
Pocitos
Palacio Salvo
Solís Theatre
Parque Rodó
Palacio Legislativo
Mercado Del Puerto
Pittamiglio Castle
Juan Manuel Blanes Museum
Plaza Matriz
Museo del Gaucho and Currency - Palacio Heber Jackson
Fortress General Artigas
Bodega Bouza
De los Pocitos Beach
Tres Cruces
Feria de Tristán Narvaja
Andes Museum 1972
Museo Torres García
National Museum of Visual Arts
Montevideo sign
Plaza Fabini
Palacio Taranco
Museo del Carnaval
Barrio Sur, Montevideo
Parque Lecocq
Doctor Tristán Narvaja
Centro, Montevideo
Peatonal Sarandí
Telecommunications Tower
Montevideo Cabildo
Jardín Botánico
Playa Ramirez
Japanese Garden, Montevideo
Artigas Mausoleum
Plaza de Cagancha
Playa Malvin
Las Carmelitas
Estévez Palace
Locks Fountain
Puerta de la Ciudadela
Punta Brava Lighthouse
Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art Museum
Museo de Historia del Arte
Plaza Zabala
Zoológico Villa Dolores
Palermo, Montevideo
National Library of Uruguay
Plaza Virgilio
Contemporary Art Space

( Montevideo - Uruguay ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Montevideo . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Montevideo - Uruguay

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Precolumbian Art Museum (Santiago, Chile)

A collection of artifacts of the indigenous peoples including ceramics and textiles from Mexico and Patagonia.

2. ΝΗΣΙΑ ΦΩΚΛΑΝΤ - FALKLAND ISLANDS: Port Stanley, Westpoint Island

Στο Λιμάνι Στάνλεϋ (Port Stanley), με τους πιγκουίνους και τα άλμπατρος στο Νησί στο Δυτικό Σημείο (WestPoint Island). Ένα άκρως παιδαγωγικό ταξίδι! Η νέα σειρά Ταξίδι αρχίζει από αυτά τα συγκλονιστικά μέρη του πλανήτη μας.
(c) Δημήτριος Κουτάντος, koutantosdimitri@hotmail.com, Σεπτέμβριος 2012...

A Day in Punta Del Este

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Ordinarily, I am not a big fan of using a tour company, but in a country like Uruguay where things are spread out and cities are not connected by train I thought I would give it a go for convenience. I am thoroughly impressed with the customer service and knowledge of LBTour based in Montevideo (lbtourweb.com.uy). For $56, I was picked up from my hotel and taken east towards Punta Del Este. My group consisted of primarily Brazilian tourists, a couple from Peru, and myself. Our crew consisted of Frederico(Driver) and Frederica (tour guide). As the only English speaker it was a little difficult to connect with others in the group due to the language barrier, but we definitely tried acting out the words we wanted to communicate. Frederica was amazing! She quickly switched from Portuguese to Spanish to English and her responses to questions were quick. She was very knowledgeable about Montevide, Piriopolis, San Antonio, and Punta Del Este. She recommend points of interest during our free time, and expressed that Punta Del Este had the best Dulce de leche in the whole of Uruguay. During my free time I met a friend through CouchSurfing and we ate at Kitty's a seaside restaurant serving the day's latest catches. It was delicious. From there we visited La Puente de la Barro (the bridge of Barro) and my new friend Gus explained to me it was an engineering joke and that the city is in the process of building yet another engineering joke. Due to time I met back with the tour in front of some tourist shops where I ran into a highly recommended ice cream shop. For 90 pesos I got one scoop of cheesecake ice cream and one scoop of the area's famous dulce de leche. Can I just say, mmmmmmmmm. I am so amazed at the quality of the city. It was the off season so many places were closed. My friend said there are about 60,000 resident in Punta Del Este, but in the summer about 1 million. This completely worked in my favor though. I was still able to eat fresh seafood and see all the sites, without any lines or muggy weather. This is an amazing city and my only complaint is that I wish I had more time to enjoy it. As most of you know I am doing some much needed traveling. I will be posting more videos so don't forget to subscribe to Follow Orange on YouTube and visit FollowOrange.com

Landscape Architecture in Latin America: Unpacking Theory, Practice, and Agency, Panel 1

Women in Design (WiD) and Latin GSD, in collaboration with the Department of Landscape Architecture, present “Landscape Architecture in Latin America: Unpacking Theory, Practice, and Agency.” This symposium will provide an opportunity to debate the current and future state of landscape architecture in Latin America. Latin America is formed by a diverse set of territories, offering both challenges and opportunities to the landscape discipline. This symposium brings together professionals from several countries to discuss the complex social, political, and environmental realities engaged in their work. From the creation of ecological corridors in Bogota to urbanization in the Galapagos Islands, these designers interpret landscape through a range of lenses that include urbanism, architecture, ecology, and social engagement. Speaking to the many interdisciplinary interests at the GSD, panelists will frame conversations around theory and practice, established firms and emerging voices, and the role of equity in design. What is the intersection of research and built work? How is the discipline taught and regulated? How does landscape translate to academia and public policy? By presenting the current state of landscape architecture in Latin America this symposium will provide a space for imagining its future possibilities.

10. ΒΟΛΙΒΙΑ - BOLIVIA: Salar de Uyuni, Oruro, Cochabamba, Trinidad, La Paz, Tiwanaku, Pre-Colombian,

Παραδοσιακοί χοροί από παιδιά
Salar de Uyuni - Potosi
Ο Μεγαλύτερος Καθρέπτης του Κόσμου
Oruro: Ο Ανταγωνισμός ανάμεσα στους Ινδιάνους
(Μάνα Γη) και το καθολικό Καρναβάλι
Cochabamba
Trinidad
Το Σχολείο στον Αμαζόνιο
La Paz, η υψηλότερη πρωτεύουσα του κόσμου
Tiwanaku, Προ-Κολομβιανοί πολιτισμοί

Οκτώβριος 2012...

Reclaiming Buried Treasure in the Black Swan Case

James A. Goold, Covington and Burling LLP and Dr. James P. Delgado, NOAA

Mr. Goold an Dr. Delgado describe their work on the famous landmark legal case concerning more than half a million silver coins recovered from a deep water site off the coast of Portugal by a commercial salvage firm, Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Odyssey characterized the find as recovering a large amount of silver that had been dumped at sea, while Spanish authorities suspected the coins came from the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, a Spanish naval frigate lost in combat with British naval forces during the Napoleonic Wars. In a protracted international legal battle, Spain's position prevailed, as Odyssey had indeed encountered more than coins, and that smoking gun evidence of the lost ship and its crew were present on the sea floor and in what had been recovered. The case revolved not only around the issue of the identity of the mystery shipwreck, but also the legal status of warships, questions of public and private treasure carried aboard the ship, and intervention in the case by the government of Peru, asserting the silver had come from colonial Spanish territory that is now Peru, and descendants of Spanish merchant families who had shipped coins on the lost vessel.

Montevideo | Wikipedia audio article

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00:02:19 1 Etymology
00:05:26 2 History
00:05:35 2.1 Early history
00:07:54 2.2 19th century
00:14:54 2.3 20th century
00:18:57 2.4 21st century
00:19:36 3 Geography
00:21:34 3.1 Climate
00:23:20 3.2 Administrative divisions and barrios
00:24:53 3.3 Landmarks
00:26:33 3.3.1 Palacio Legislativo
00:27:13 3.3.2 World Trade Center Montevideo
00:29:20 3.3.3 Telecommunications Tower
00:30:26 3.3.4 Ciudad Vieja (Old City)
00:33:45 3.3.5 Parque Batlle
00:37:23 3.3.6 Parque Prado
00:38:54 3.3.7 Parque Rodó
00:40:36 3.3.8 Forts
00:41:31 3.3.8.1 Fortaleza del Cerro (Fortress del Cerro)
00:42:24 3.3.9 Punta Brava Lighthouse
00:43:03 3.3.10 Rambla of Montevideo
00:44:42 3.3.11 Cemeteries
00:46:45 3.4 Demographics
00:49:23 4 Government and politics
00:49:33 4.1 Intendencia de Montevideo
00:52:12 4.2 Intendants of Montevideo
00:52:22 5 Culture
00:53:03 5.1 The arts
00:54:14 5.1.1 Visual arts
00:55:24 5.1.2 Literature
00:56:25 5.1.2.1 Authors
00:57:42 5.1.3 Music
00:58:50 5.2 Cuisine
00:59:33 5.3 Notable people
00:59:42 5.4 Recreation
00:59:51 5.4.1 Museums
01:05:39 5.4.2 Festivals
01:07:02 5.4.3 Sports
01:09:56 5.5 Religion
01:11:34 5.5.1 Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral
01:12:45 5.5.2 Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón
01:13:38 6 Economy and infrastructure
01:16:14 6.1 Tourism
01:18:10 6.2 Hotels
01:19:12 6.3 Retail
01:20:23 6.4 Media
01:21:28 6.5 Transport
01:23:34 6.5.1 Public Transportation Statistics
01:24:21 6.5.2 Port
01:25:56 7 Education
01:26:05 7.1 Public education
01:27:46 7.2 Private education
01:32:16 8 Healthcare
01:32:49 8.1 Public hospitals
01:36:30 8.2 Private healthcare
01:37:15 9 International relations
01:37:25 9.1 Twin towns and sister cities



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Montevideo (Spanish pronunciation: [monteβiˈðeo]) is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of 201 square kilometres (78 sq mi). The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.
The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region. It was also under brief British rule in 1807. Montevideo is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America’s leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe.The 2017 Mercer's report on quality of life, rated Montevideo first in Latin America, a rank the city has consistently held since 2005. As of 2010, Montevideo was the 19th largest city economy in the continent and 9th highest income earner among major cities. In 2019, it has a projected GDP of $47.7 billion, with a per capita of $27,542.In 2018, it was classified as a beta global city ranking eighth in Latin America and 84th in the world. Montevideo hosted every match during the first FIFA World Cup, in 1930. Described as a vibrant, eclectic place with a rich cultural life, and a thriving tech center and entrepreneurial culture, Montevideo ranked eighth in Latin America on the 2013 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. In 2014, it was also regarded as the fifth most gay-friendly metropolis in the world and the first in Latin America. It is the hub of commerce and higher education in Uruguay as well as its chief port. The city is also the financial hub of Uruguay and the cultural anchor of a metropolitan area with a population of around 2 million.

History of the Jews in Latin America and the Caribbean | Wikipedia audio article

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The history of the Jews in Latin America began with conversos who joined the Spanish and Portuguese expeditions to the continents. The Spanish permitted only Christians to take part in New World expeditions after its Crown expelled the Jews in 1492.
After the expulsion, many Sephardic Jews migrated to the Netherlands, France and eventually Italy, from where they joined other expeditions to the Americas. Others migrated to England or France and accompanied their colonists as traders and merchants. By the late 16th century, fully functioning Jewish communities were founded in the Portuguese colony of Brazil, the Dutch Suriname and Curaçao; Spanish Santo Domingo, and the English colonies of Jamaica and Barbados. In addition, there were unorganized communities of Jews in Spanish and Portuguese territories where the Inquisition was active, including Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Peru. Many in such communities were crypto-Jews, who had generally concealed their identity from the authorities.
By the mid-17th century, the largest Jewish communities in the Western Hemisphere were located in Suriname and Brazil. Several Jewish communities in the Caribbean, Central and South America flourished, particularly in those areas under Dutch and English control, which were more tolerant. More immigrants went to this region as part of the massive emigration of Jews from eastern Europe in the late 19th century. During and after World War II, many Ashkenazi Jews emigrated to South America for refuge. In the 21st century, fewer than 300,000 Jews live in Latin America. They are concentrated in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, with the first considered the center of the Jewish population in Latin America.

On the Run from the CIA: The Experiences of a Central Intelligence Agency Case Officer

Agee stated that his Roman Catholic social conscience had made him increasingly uncomfortable with his work by the late 1960s leading to his disillusionment with the CIA and its support for authoritarian governments across Latin America. About the book:

He and other dissidents took encouragement in their stand from the Church Committee (1975-76), which cast a critical light on the role of the CIA in assassinations, domestic espionage, and other illegal activities.

In the book Agee condemned the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City and wrote that this was the immediate event precipitating his leaving the agency.

While Agee claimed that the CIA was very pleased with his work, offered him another promotion and his superior was startled when Agee told him about his plans to resign, the anti-communist journalist John Barron claims that Agee's resignation was forced for a variety of reasons, including his irresponsible drinking, continuous and vulgar propositioning of embassy wives, and inability to manage his finances.

Agee was accused by U.S. President George H. W. Bush of being responsible for the death of Richard Welch, a Harvard-educated classicist who was murdered by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November while heading the CIA Station in Athens. Bush had directed the CIA from 1976 to 1977.

Inside the Company identified 250 alleged CIA officers and agents. The officers and agents, all personally known to Agee, are listed in an appendix to the book. While written as a diary, it is actually a reconstruction of events based on Agee's memory and his subsequent research.

Agee writes that his first overseas assignment was in 1960 to Ecuador where his primary mission was to force a diplomatic break between Ecuador and Cuba, no matter what the cost to Ecuador's shaky stability, using bribery, intimidation, bugging, and forgery. Agee spent four years in Ecuador penetrating Ecuadorian politics. He states that his actions subverted and destroyed the political fabric of Ecuador.

Agee helped bug the United Arab Republic code room in Montevideo, Uruguay, with two contact microphones placed on the ceiling of the room below.

On December 12, 1965 Agee explains how he visited senior Uruguayan military and police officers at a Montevideo police headquarters. He realized that the screaming he heard from a nearby cell was the torturing of a Uruguayan, whose name he had given to the police as someone to watch. The Uruguayan senior officers simply turned up a radio report of a soccer game to drown out the screams.

Agee also ran CIA operations within the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games and he witnessed the events of the Tlatelolco massacre.

Agee stated that President José Figueres Ferrer of Costa Rica, President Luis Echeverría Álvarez (1970--1976) of Mexico and President Alfonso López Michelsen (1974--1978) of Colombia were CIA collaborators or agents.

Following this he details how he resigned from the CIA and began writing the book, conducting research in Cuba, London and Paris. During this time he alleges he was being spied on by the CIA.

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South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It may also be considered a subcontinent of the Americas, which is how it is viewed in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Americas. The reference to South America instead of other regions (like Latin America or the Southern Cone) has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics (in particular, the rise of Brazil).It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. It includes twelve sovereign states (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela), a part of France (French Guiana), and a non-sovereign area (the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory though this is disputed by Argentina). In addition to this, the ABC islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Panama may also be considered part of South America.
South America has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi). Its population as of 2016 has been estimated at more than 420 million. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America). Brazil is by far the most populous South American country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela and Peru. In recent decades Brazil has also concentrated half of the region's GDP and has become a first regional power.Most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated. The geography of western South America is dominated by the Andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná flow. Most of the continent lies in the tropics.
The continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with European conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with African slaves. Given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of South Americans speak Portuguese or Spanish, and societies and states reflect Western traditions.