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Chaná Mythology
Chaná mythology is a set of stories and beliefs of Chaná people about the world that they live in. Deities and cosmogony ''Tijuiném'', also written as ''Tihuinem'' (or ''am tihuinem u-gil''), is the god of Chanás, to whom the father of gods put in charge of the mission to populate the mother earth, until then uncultivated, to create the Chanás and other living beings, animals and plants. It give them a language, a set of social rules and the duty to respect the nature and Tijuiném as their god. According their mythology, Chanás came from a mythical place named ''timucó'' (or ''timujú''), far away in the north and where in the distant past their ancestors lived. From there, they travelled until they reached the region surrounding the Paraná and Uruguay rivers near their mouths. Myths of creation Mythological origin of animals ''Adá verá ug atá'' or freshwater rays according to a Chaná legend, they appeared when a woman who killed her children crushing them on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaná People
Chaná (endonym: ''Chañá'' or ''Yañá'') were one of the native nations of Argentina and Uruguay. Their native language is Chaná language (''lantek yañá''). Their culture was semi-nomadic. After the arrival of Europeans and the introduction of cattle, they started using leather for dressing. Legacy Their name was kept in a well-known local coffee brand, "Café El Chaná". A street in Montevideo (Cordón) bears the name "Chaná". See also *Chaná language * Chaná mythology Chaná mythology is a set of stories and beliefs of Chaná people about the world that they live in. Deities and cosmogony ''Tijuiném'', also written as ''Tihuinem'' (or ''am tihuinem u-gil''), is the god of Chanás, to whom the father of gods ... References External links * Indigenous peoples in Uruguay History of Uruguay Indigenous peoples of the Southern Cone {{Uruguay-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray (fish)
Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays. They and their close relatives, the sharks, comprise the subclass Elasmobranchii. Rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes, with well over 600 species in 26 families. Rays are distinguished by their flattened bodies, enlarged pectoral fins that are fused to the head, and gill slits that are placed on their ventral surfaces. Anatomy Batoids are flat-bodied, and, like sharks, are cartilaginous fish, meaning they have a boneless skeleton made of a tough, elastic cartilage. Most batoids have five ventral slot-like body openings called gill slits that lead from the gills, but the Hexatrygonidae have six. Batoid gill slits lie under the pectoral fins on the underside, whereas a shark's are on the sides of the head. Most batoids have a flat, disk-like body, with the exception of the guitarfishes and sawfishes, while most sharks have a spindle-shaped body. Many species of batoid have developed their p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrina Crista-galli
''Erythrina crista-galli'', often known as the cockspur coral tree, is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil and Paraguay. It is widely planted as a street or garden tree in other countries, notably in California. It is known by several common names within South America: ', ' (Spanish), ' (Portuguese) and the more ambiguous '' bucaré'', to name a few. Its specific epithet ''crista-galli'' means " cock's comb" in Latin. The ceibo is the national tree of Argentina, and its flower the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay. This species characteristically grows wild in gallery forest ecosystems along watercourses, as well as in swamps and wetlands. In urban settings, it is often planted in parks for its bright red flowers. Description ''Erythrina crista-galli'' is a small tree, the girth of its trunk measuring . Normally it grows tall, although some individuals, such as in the Argentine provinces of Salta, Jujuy and Tucumà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platydoras Costatus
''Platydoras costatus'', the Raphael catfish, is a species of thorny catfish native to rivers in Suriname and French Guiana. It was long confused with other species in the genus ''Platydoras'', especially the more widespread "true" striped Raphael catfish (''P. armatulus''). ''P. costatus'' grows to a length of SL, and unlike ''P. armatulus'' the light stripe along the body of ''P. costatus'' does not extend onto the head. This fish is a minor component of local fisheries and is also found in the aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ... trade. References Doradidae Fish of South America Fish described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Doradidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salminus Brasiliensis
''Salminus brasiliensis'' (dourado, dorado, golden dorado, river tiger or jaw characin) is a large, predatory characiform freshwater fish found in central and east-central South America. Despite having ''Salminus'' in its name, the dorado is not related to any species of salmon,Miles, P.A. (24 September 2014; updated 29 November 2016)Dorado.GlobalFlyFisher. Retrieved 28 February 2017. nor to the saltwater fish also called dorado. It is very popular among recreational anglers and supports large commercial fisheries.Lima, F. C. T., and H. A. Britski (2007). Salminus franciscanus, a new species from the rio São Francisco basin, Brazil (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae)' Neotrop. Ichthyol. 5(3). Name "Dorado", both in the name of the fish and other uses such as the El Dorado legend, originates from the Latin word for gold, ''auratus'' (later modified into ''dauratus'' in Vulgar Latin, and subsequently ''oro'' in Spanish and ''ouro'' in Portuguese). The Portuguese word ''doura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimelodus Maculatus
''Pimelodus maculatus''''FishBase''. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann (2003) Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)., p. 432-446. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. is a fish in the family Pimelodidae The Pimelodidae, commonly known as the long-whiskered catfishes, are a family of catfishes ( order Siluriformes). Taxonomy The family Pimelodidae has undergone much revision. Currently, it contains about 30 genera and about 90 recognized and kno ....Burgess, W.E. (1989) An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes., T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. References maculatus {{Pimelodidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yacare Caiman
The yacare caiman (''Caiman yacare''), also known commonly as the jacare caiman, Spanish yacaré, Paraguayan caiman, piranha caiman, red caiman, southern spectacled caiman, ''jacaré'' in Portuguese, and îakaré in Old Tupi, is a species of caiman, a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae. The species is endemic to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Brown in color and covered with dark blotches, males grow to a total length (including tail) of and weigh around ; while females grow to long and about . Typical habitats of this caiman include lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Its diet primarily consists of aquatic animals, such as snails, and occasionally land vertebrates. Mating occurs in the rainy season and eggs hatch in March, with young fending for themselves as soon as they hatch. The yacare caiman was hunted heavily for its skin to use for leather in the 1980s, which caused its population to decrease significantly. However, trading restrictions placed since have caused i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prochilodus Lineatus
''Prochilodus lineatus'', the streaked prochilod, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Prochilodontidae. It is native to the Paraná—Paraguay and ParaÃba do Sul river basins in South America. It performs long breeding migrations and supports very important fisheries. Local names In Spanish its common name is ''sábalo''; in Brazil it receives the names ''curimbatá'', ''curimba'', ''corimbatá'' or ''grumatã''.In the United States it is also known by the technical synonym ''Tarpon prochilodus''. There are mother species of fish with the common name '' sábalo''; ''P. lineatus'' is therefore distinguished sometimes as ''sábalo jetón'' (colloquial Spanish for "big-mouth") or ''chupabarro'' ("mud-sucker"). Appearance ''P. lineatus'' reaches up to in length and in weight. A common length is about . Its body is tall and compressed, greenish-gray (lighter in the belly), with yellowish green fins. Its mouth is circular and projects towards the front; it has two seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaná Language
The Chaná language (autoglossonym: ''Lanték'', that means "''speak"'' or "''language"; and this, from'' ''lan'', "tongue" and ''tek'', a communicative suffix) is one of the Charruan languages spoken by the Chaná people in what is now Argentina and Uruguay along the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers on the margins of the RÃo de la Plata. It was spoken by the Chaná from pre-Columbian times in the vast region that today is between Entre RÃos Province, Argentina and Uruguay, and the Uruguay and Paraná Guazú Rivers. According to recent oral memory narratives, in ancient times, they inhabited territories around the current Brazilian margin of the Uruguay River. They later migrated from this location along the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers from the outfall of the Iguazú River and from the Paraguay River to the current location of Asunción. UNESCO recognizes it as a living language but also as ''"extremely endangered"'' because it has only one native speaker. The Chamber of Deputies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guarani Mythology
The Tupi-Guarani mythology is the set of narratives about the gods and spirits of the different Tupi-Guarani languages, Tupi-Guarani peoples, ancient and current. Together with the cosmogonies, anthropogonies and rituals, they form part of the religion of these peoples. The Guarani people live in the south-central part of South America, especially in Paraguay and parts of the surrounding areas of Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia. The Tupi people were one of the most numerous indigenous peoples in Brazil, peoples indigenous to Brazil, occupying largely the Atlantic coast of Brazil and In the Amazon where there are Tupi towns with no connection to the outside, heavily mixing with the Portuguese colonizers. Overview There exist no written records of the ancient myths and legends associated with the Guarani people. The Guarani language was not a written language until modern times, so their religious beliefs have largely been passed down through word of mouth. As such, accounts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pre-Columbian Cultures
This list of pre-Columbian cultures includes those civilizations and cultures of the Americas which flourished prior to the European colonization of the Americas. Cultural characteristics Many pre-Columbian civilizations established permanent or urban settlements, agriculture, and complex societal hierarchies. In North America, indigenous cultures in the Lower Mississippi Valley during the Middle Archaic period built complexes of multiple mounds, with several in Louisiana dated to 5600–5000 BP (3700 BC–3100 BC). Watson Brake is considered the oldest, multiple mound complex in the Americas, as it has been dated to 3500 BC. It and other Middle Archaic sites were built by pre-ceramic, hunter-gatherer societies. They preceded the better known Poverty Point culture and its elaborate complex by nearly 2,000 years. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pre-Columbian Mythology And Religion
In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492. Usually, the era covers the history of Indigenous cultures until significant influence by Europeans. This may have occurred decades or even centuries after Columbus for certain cultures. Many pre-Columbian civilizations were marked by permanent settlements, cities, agriculture, civic and monumental architecture, major earthworks, and complex societal hierarchies. Some of these civilizations had long faded by the time of the first permanent European colonies (c. late 16th–early 17th centuries), and are known only through archaeological investigations and oral history. Other civilizations were contemporary with the colonial period and were described in European historical accounts of the time. A few, such as the Maya civilization, had their own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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