Apoquindo (

Runasimi Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely ...

''Apuk-kintu'' flowers for the deity) is the name of a river and pre-Columbian settlement located east of the city of

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, at the foot of the foothills, in the present town of

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. This settlement later became known as the

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in place names Apoquindo and transferred to an estate, the Mount Apoquindo, the

Apoquindo Waterfall The Apoquindo Waterfall is a waterfall in Waters of Ramon Natural Park (Spanish: ''Parque Natural Aguas de Ramón'') on the east side of Santiago, Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South Ame ...

, the

Apoquindo Avenue Apoquindo Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Santiago, Chile. It extends through the commune of Las Condes. Description Apoquindo Avenue originates immediately east of Tobalaba Avenue. The main stretch of this street runs eastward from the easter ...

, to the district San Carlos de Apoquindo, the

Apoquindo College Apoquindo (Runasimi ''Apuk-kintu'' flowers for the deity) is the name of a river and pre-Columbian settlement located east of the city of Santiago de Chile, at the foot of the foothills, in the present town of Las Condes. This settlement later ...

and other geographical landmarks and urban community. The limits of Apoquindo are: on the north by

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in the east of Sierra de Ramon with Provincia Mount and

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, south of Quebrada de Ramon and the western Los Domínicos Square. At present, these limits are not as formal as the

Avenida Apoquindo Apoquindo Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Santiago, Chile. It extends through the commune of Las Condes. Description Apoquindo Avenue originates immediately east of Tobalaba Avenue. The main stretch of this street runs eastward from the east ...

extends much further west (

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) to the border with the municipality of Providencia.

Etymology

Its name comes from the

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language, meaning in Quechua ''apuk-kintu'' Flowers for deity ”.Etymology
/ref> While its name is directly related to the worship that was made in the

Inca civilization The Incas were most notable for establishing the Inca Empire in Pre-Columbian America, which was centered in modern day South America in Peru and Chile. It was about 2,500 miles from the northern to southern tip. The civilization lasted from 14 ...

Apu of Mapocho Valley. When the

Incas The Inca Empire (also Quechuan and Aymaran spelling shift, known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, (Quechuan languages, Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) wa ...

conquered an area elected as

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or the highest hill and this Apu a place of worship and sacrifice. Inca culture rendered the care and tutelage Apu the inhabitants of the valleys that were watered by their summits. This Apu was

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and was harvested Apoquindo the best flowers for worship, as well from which caravans departed Apoquindo were bound to Cerro El Plomo for the ''

qhapaq hucha ''Capacocha'' or ''Qhapaq hucha'Of Summits and Sacrifice: An Ethnohistoric Study of Inka Religious Practices'', University of Texas Press, 2009 ( qu, qhapaq noble, solemn, principal, mighty, royal, crime, sin, guilt Hispanicized spellings , , ...

''.

References

Bibliography

*Léon Echaiz, René, ''"Ñuñohue" Editorial Francisco de Aguirre'', Santiago, 1972. *Ossandón, Dominga and Carlos Ossandón, ''Guide to Santiago'', 9th edition, Editorial Universitaria, Santiago, 1995 *Jaksic FM., ''Spatiotemporal variation patterns of plants and animals in San Carlos de Apoquindo, central Chile''
Center for Advanced Research in Ecology & Biodiversity. School of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
.

External links

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