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GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · 8d

Guadalupe Pinzón Ríos, professor at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and member of Geopam, just published her book "Introducción a la historia marítima de Nueva España". Congratulations!

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GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · 9d

We invite you to the colloquium "Penser le monde, écrire pour dominer? Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas et l’entreprise géo-historiographique des Habsbourg d’Espagne (1580-1625)", on November 6th and 7th, in Paris. Some members of Geopam will participate in the event. Check it out!

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GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · 23d

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Ortiga (Urtica urens)Ilustración de ©Sofía Carrère (IG: @chonflers).Elaboración con gouache a partir de fotografías botánicas.Esta chica pinchuda crece en suelos ricos, por lo que verla aparecer es si...

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · 23d

Due to their stinging trichomes, nettles may not have the best reputation. Even so, this wandering herb has numerous uses and properties, explored for centuries in medicine, manufacturing, and even cooking. Learn more in the Herbal Calendar on our CANOA. 🌿🌾

Mapping South American Promises: Potosí, Brazil, and European Visions

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Sep 22

A preview of the book can be accessed at: books.google.com.br/books?id=sEm...

“Nomen est omen”. A name is a prophecy, a destiny, or even a promise. Why was South America once referred to as Peru, “Peruana”, or “América Peruana”? What role did the Potosí Mountain play in shaping...

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GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Sep 22

Why was South America referred to as Peru, Peruana, or América Peruana? What role did Potosí play in shaping such designations? And how did these perceptions affect Brazil? The book offers new insights into such questions, exploring continuities and shifts in European maps of South America.

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Sep 22

We congratulate Andréa Doré, professor at the Federal University of Paraná and member of Geopam, on the publication of her book "Mapping South American Promises: Potosí, Brazil, and European Visions"!

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Sep 10

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GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Sep 10

This Thursday, 9/11, Kaytlin Ramírez Opazo will present her research on maritime visualities of the Port of Arica. The lecture will be in Spanish (link below). We look forward to seeing you there! 🗺️🌊

Viña del Mar, Valparaíso (CHILE), 26-28 de noviembre de 2026

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Sep 5

Scholars interested in participating should submit their proposals in Spanish or English to [email protected] by March 31, 2026.

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GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Sep 5

We invite you to the III Congreso Internacional Naufragios, to take place on November 26-28, 2026, at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Viña del Mar, Chile! The Congress is an opportunity to bring together scholars with the aim of discussing Early Modern shipwrecks from different disciplines.

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Acanto (Acanthus mollis)Ilustración de ©Sofía Carrère (IG: @chonflers).Elaboración con gouache a partir de fotografías botánicas.Es una hierba gigante y sus hojas parecen alas de ángel. Su follaje de ...

QUANDO OS HUMANOS VIRAVAM JAGUARES

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Sep 1

Ornamental plant, ingredient for teas and infusions, detail on Greek columns, herb with magical powers: in these and other situations, the acanthus is a companion plant for humans, ants, bees, and hummingbirds. Read our article about this migratory herb in the Herbal Calendar in CANOA! 🌿🌾

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GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Aug 27

The dandelion is one of the most well-known migratory plants. We find it in parks, on paths, in gardens, and in cracks in the asphalt. Read our article about this small and resilient flower, including its culinary uses! 🌱💮

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GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Aug 24

Buscar múltiplos passados para imaginar outras humanidades.Bruno StoriUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil | GEOPAM“El sesto capitán, Otorongo Achachi Apo Camac Inga”. Desenho número 56 de El primer...

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Aug 24

Jaguar-men are present in Indigenous narratives of both the past and present. They serve as a reminder that the past is a valuable source for understanding the many ways in which our behavior as humans varies according to our diverse encounters with other living beings. 🐆

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Cardo penquero (Cyanara cardunculus)Ilustración de ©Sofía Carrère (IG: @chonflers).Elaboración con gouache a partir de fotografías botánicas.Hojas verde plata, flores de intenso color índigo y muchas ...

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Aug 22

The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) is the newest addition to our Herbal Calendar of traveling plants! This herb originates from the Mediterranean, but it's in Chile, during the spring, that its intense blue flowers are harvested and its raw stems served in a delicious and sophisticated salad. 🌿🥗

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Achicoria (Cichorium intybus)Ilustración de ©Sofía Carrère (IG: @chonflers). Elaboración con gouache a partir de imágenes medievales. Esta maleza amarga, conocida como achicoria común o escarola, se d...

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Aug 18

Chicory is the third plant in our Herbal Calendar. Charismatic and with blue flowers, it is the country girl that appears on roadsides and around the edges of plantations. Its multiple medicinal and culinary uses make this plant a longtime companion of humans. 💐🌿

IMÁGENES PARA CONCEBIR OTROS MUNDOS: LA LLAMA EN EL UNIVERSO ANDINO

GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Aug 15

important step toward “rethinking practices of territorialization, socioterritorial configurations, and the relationships between the human and the nonhuman”. 🦙

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Kaytlin Ramírez OpazoCentro de Estudios Americanos UAI, Chile | GEOPAMNinguna cosa tiene el Perú de mayor riqueza y ventaja, que es el ganado de la tierra, que los nuestros llaman carneros de las Indi...

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GEOPAM @geopam.bsky.social · Aug 15

Read the text by Kaytlin Ramírez Opazo, historian at the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile, on images of llamas! Addressing both European and Indigenous perspectives, Kaytlin argues that placing these camelids, so important to the history of the Andes, at the center of visual analysis is an +