Capayán
The ''Capayán'' were an Indigenous people, now extinct, that lived in Argentine territory. Description Their geographical area was parts of the Argentine provinces of La Rioja, Catamarca, San Juan, from the mountainous zone comprising the limit of La Rioja with Catamarca on the Colorado River and the environs of the Jáchal River-Zanjón, in San Juan, including the Andes on the west, up to the Velasco ranges, where they were mixed with the Diaguitas. They occupied the fertile valleys of Famatina, Sanagasta, Yacampis, Guandacol and Jáchal. They had as neighbors in the northern part the Diaguitas and in the southern part the Huarpes. Language They shared with the Diaguitas or Paziocas the Kakán language, or a derivation of it. Vestiges of their language are in word endings as bis, pebble or small stone, for example: Yacampis, Quilmebis, Guanchina, etc. Technology The Capayán had spinning technology, and spun the wool of guanaco and llamas. They also knew copper and ...
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Capayán Department
Capayán is a department located in the south of Catamarca Province in Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt .... The provincial subdivision has a population of about 6,358 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Chumbicha. Populated places External linksCapayán webpage(Spanish)Google Map Departments of Catamarca Province {{Catamarca-geo-stub ...
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