La industria vitivinícola colonial de Moquegua, Perú

La economía colonial de Moquegua estuvo dominada desde el siglo XVI por medio de la agroindustria del vino y del pisco. Un reconocimiento arqueológico en el valle identificó 130 sitios de bodegas e instalaciones para el prensar, fermentar y almacenar el vino, destilándolo en aguardiente, y la fabricación de vasijas de barro utilizadas para el almacenamiento (tinajas) y el transporte (botijas). Más de 7 millones de litros de vino podrían haber sido producidos en el valle para la época del "auge de brandy" del siglo XVIII. Los principales mercados para los productos vitivinícolas de Moquegua fueron las ricas regiones mineras del Alto Perú (actual Bolivia).Since the middle sixteenth century, the colonial economy of Moquegua was dominated by the wine and brandy agro-industry. An archaeological survey of the valley identified 130 bodega sites and facilities for pressing, fermenting, and storing the wine, distilling it into brandy, and manufacturing the earthenware vessels used for storage (tinajas) and transport (botijas). As much as 7 million liters of wine might have been produced annually in the valley at the height of the eighteenth century brandy boom. The primary markets for Moquegua’s viticultural products were the wealthy mining regions of Alto Peru (modern Bolivia)

La industria vitivinícola colonial de Moquegua, Perú

Since the middle sixteenth century, the colonial economy of Moquegua was dominated by the wine and brandy agro-industry. An archaeological survey of the valley identified 130 bodega sites and facilities for pressing, fermenting, and storing the wine, distilling it into brandy, and manufacturing the earthenware vessels used for storage (tinajas) and transport (botijas). As much as 7 million liters of wine might have been produced annually in the valley at the height of the eighteenth century brandy boom. The primary markets for Moquegua’s viticultural products were the wealthy mining regions of Alto Peru (modern Bolivia).La economía colonial de Moquegua estuvo dominada desde el siglo XVI por medio de la agroindustria del vino y del pisco. Un reconocimiento arqueológico en el valle identificó 130 sitios de bodegas e instalaciones para el prensar, fermentar y almacenar el vino, destilándolo en aguardiente, y la fabricación de vasijas de barro utilizadas para el almacenamiento (tinajas) y el transporte (botijas). Más de 7 millones de litros de vino podrían haber sido producidos en el valle para la época del "auge de brandy" del siglo XVIII. Los principales mercados para los productos vitivinícolas de Moquegua fueron las ricas regiones mineras del Alto Perú (actual Bolivia)

Space-time perspectives on early colonial Moquegua

Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I. Introduction to Moquegua and its environment -- part II. Indigenous spaces and places -- part III. Spanish-Colonial spaces and places -- part IV. Decorative spaces and decorating places: Andean "Majolica" pottery -- part V. Conclusions

Anthropomorphizing the cosmos: Middle Preclassic lowland Maya figurines, ritual, and time

Includes bibliographical references and index.Exploring the sociocultural significance of approximately three hundred Middle Preclassic Maya figurines uncovered at Nixtun-Ch'ich' on Lake Petén Itzá in northern Guatemala. In this analysis--hand-modeled, terracotta, anthropomorphic fragments, animal figures, and musical instruments. Rice offers a broad swath of theory and comparative data on ritual practice.--Provided by publisher.Why figurines? -- Ritual, cooperation, costly signaling, and storytelling -- Overview: the human figure in formative Mesoamerica -- The Preclassic Maya lowlands and Central Petén -- Central Petén Preclassic anthropomorphic figurines: the body -- The human head and face in formative Mesoamerica: biological considerations -- Central Petén Preclassic anthropomorphic figurines: heads and faces -- Formative Mesoamerican heads: headgear, headdresses, and hairstyles -- Temporality, the sacred almanac, and writing -- Maya head-variant graphemes -- Summary and overview: Preclassic figurine heads and Classic Maya portrait glyphs -- Sound: musical instruments and zoomorphs -- Geochemistry: compositional analysis of Nixtun-Ch'ich' and Ixlu figurines -- Figurines, meanings, and contexts -- Anthropomorphizing the cosmos