？Caiatunar, caiatunar!: Pervivencia de ritos de fertilidad prehispánica en la clandestinidad del Loa (norte de Chile)

a manuscript from the 17th century related to the extirpation of idolatry in the villages of lasana, caspana and ayquina, located in de upper loa river (circumpuna subarea), was found and analyzed. in this text some agrarian rituals of prehispanic origin were identified, and studied from an interdisciplinary perspective that considers archaeological, ethnohistoric and ethnographic approaches. zoomorphic icons with a regional distribution, symbols of good augury for fertility and a successful harvest, were identified. independent of the juxtaposition of andean and christian doctrines as a result of 16th century evangelization, the complexity and persistence of prehispanic rituals helped in the cohesion of a local ethos threatened by the colonial project.