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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#003366"><b>THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE</b>
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<font size="2" color="#990000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>The
Cuyo Area</b><br>
<b>T</b>he culture of <b>Huarpes</b> occupied the present provinces of <b>San
Juan</b>, <b>San Luis</b> and <b>Mendoza</b>. They <b>farmed, grew corn</b>
and <b>hunted guanacos</b> and <b>nandus</b>. They worked <b>ceramics</b>
and believed in a supreme being.
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<font size="2" color="#990000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Pampa
and Patagonia Region</b><br>
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<b>Pampa</b> and <b>Patagonia</b> there was a large amount of communities such
as the <b>Querandís</b> and the <b>Araucanians</b> coming from Chile,
apart from the <b>Tehuelches</b> and the <b>Onas</b> in the south and the <b>Pampas</b>
in the center. They had common characteristics. They <b>hunted hares, foxes,
nandus</b> and also <b>fished</b>. They lived in groups led by one cacique.
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Neuquén Area</b><br>
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<b>Pehuenche</b> culture was settled down in <b>Neuquén</b>, living
by <b>hunting</b> and <b>gathering</b> and they were grouped in bands made
up by families and they believed in a supreme being who dwelt beyond the sea.
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<font size="2" color="#990000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>The
Chaco Area</b><br>
In <b>Chaco</b> there were the <b>Tobas</b>, <b>Mocovíes</b> and <b>Abipones</b>.
They basically <b>hunted</b> and <b>gathered</b>. They were integrated into
a system of bands led by one cacique. The families were monogamous but polygamy
was allowed to chiefs.
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<font size="2" color="#990000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>The
Littoral and Mesopotamian Region</b><br>
The <b>Guarani</b> culture prevailed in this area. They were <b>sedentary</b>
and <b>farming</b> people, who lived in large houses accommodating several families.
They believed in a lost paradise where they would return some day.
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