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'''Arachán''' were one of the [[indigenous peoples in Uruguay|native nations of Uruguay]]. Their origin is not very well-known, but some scholars consider them to be different from other local ethnicities. They were said to have come from the [[Inca Empire|Inca]] Highlands (currently [[Bolivia]] and [[Peru]]) thousands of years ago.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uy.globedia.com/arachanes |title=Arachanes |accessdate=2 February 2015}} {{in lang|es}}</ref> Their name is composed of two elements: "eastern", "oriental" ({{langx|gn|ara}}) + "[[Canna (plant)|Canna]]" ({{langx|qu|achuy}}), as they used to cultivate [[Cannaceae]] as staple food.
==Legacy==
Nowadays the people of [[Cerro Largo Department]] are sometimes known as "arachanes", in memory of this extinct local ethnicity. There is also a small seaside resort in [[Rocha Department]] known as [[Arachania, Rocha|Arachania]]. The [[rivuline]] ''[[Austrolebias arachan]]'' was named after them as well.
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==External links==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.periodicas.edu.uy/o/Nuestra_tierra/pdfs/Nuestra_tierra_01.pdf |title=El Uruguay indígena |author=[[Renzo Pi Hugarte]] |accessdate=12 May 2015 |publisher=Nuestra Tierra |year=1969 }} {{in lang|es}}
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