Calchaqui

/kælˈtʃɑki/ noun

Definition

A member of an indigenous people of northwestern Argentina, or the language spoken by this group.

Etymology

From Quechua and indigenous Andean language roots; 'Calchaquí' refers to the Calchaquí people and the Calchaquí Valleys region in Argentina, with unclear exact etymological components.

Kelly Says

The Calchaquí people resisted Spanish conquest so fiercely for over 100 years that they earned a reputation as the 'unconquerable valley people'—their name is inseparable from Indigenous resistance!

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