From Apachetas to May crosses: identities, territoriality and memories in los altos de Arica, Chile/De Apachetas a cruces de Mayo: identidades, territorialidad y memorias en los altos de Arica, Chile/De Apachetas a cruzes de Maio: identidades, territorialidade e memorias nos altos de Arica, Chile

This article analyzes the symbolic expressions, identities and collective memories that are expressed around the apachetas (shrines) and May crosses in the foothills of Arica, Chile. With this, we seek to identify and understand the ritual expressions, meanings and identities that exist in indigenous and mestizo populations in the region, who have set up their own conceptions of space, landscape and territoriality.