Argentine man has lived in a cave for 40 years
Argentine man has lived in a cave for 40 years
The 79-year-old survives without water or electricity in his cave in a mountain. Word of his solitary lifestyle spread and he now gets an occasional visit from tourists.
By Alvaro MedinaAssociated Press
Sun., July 31, 2016
SAN PEDRO DE COLALAO, ARGENTINA—Pedro Luca has lived in a cave in northern Argentina for 40 years.
The 79-year-old survives without running water or electricity in his cavern high in a mountain in northern Tucuman province. When he gets hungry he picks up his rifle and goes hunting or heads on a three-hour trek down the mountain to the nearest settlement of San Pedro de Colalao. A creek is his main source of water.
“It’s the purest, richest water there is,” he says.
Luca prepares food inside his mountain cavern. The 79-year-old man has survived without running water and electricity in his cavern high up in a mountain in northern Tucuman province.
His cave mates? Eleven roosters and two goats that roam the mountainside during the day and return at night looking for shelter from pumas and other predators. The crows of the roosters wake him up at around 3 a.m. every morning and he begins the day by starting a fire.
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which I never knew existed!
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Ancient Ruins Of Quilmes: Largest Pre-Colombian Settlement In Argentina
May 02, 2016
Once in the past, Quilmes was a great pre-Columbian city in northern Argentina. Brutal invasion by the Spaniards forced the Quilmes Indians to flee and abandon everything they owned. Before they left, they tried to defend their holy city, until the end.
Located in the Calchaquí Valleys, Tucumán Province, the ancient Quilmes ruins are the remains of the largest pre-Columbian settlement in Argentina.
The ruins were discovered in 1888 by Samuel Alejandro Lafone Quevedo, but it was first in 1897 these ancient structures were studied by the archaeologist Juan Bautista Ambrosetti.
It was ancient city, occupying about 30 hectares with high population density, complex socio-cultural structures and highly developed irrigation mechanisms. The area dates back to ca 850 AD and it is believed that about 5,000 people lived in the city.
History was not kind to the Quilmes people. They were an indigenous tribe of the Diaguita group in Argentina. They resisted the Inca invasions of the 15th century, and continued to resist the Spaniards for 130 years, until finally being defeated in 1667.
When the Spanish conquistadors arrived the Quilmes Indians were more or less helpless, but they fought as best as they could. At the end the only option was to escape the invaders.
Read more: http://www.messagetoeagle.com/ancient-ruins-of-quilmes-largest-pre-colombian-settlement-in-argentina/#ixzz4G6EgfLh2
Just found this material, have an appointment, so I have to wait until later today to find out about these people. What a shock!
