Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Architectures:-Southern-America

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Northern America	Northern Africa	Northern Europe	Central Asia	Micronesia
Central America	Western Africa	Eastern Europe	Eastern Asia	Polynesia
Caribbean	Central Africa	Western Europe	Western Asia	Melanesia
Southern America	Eastern Africa	Southern Europe	Southern Asia	Australia and New Zealand
	Southern Africa		Southeastern Asia

Generic Structure

structure	function	place of origin	time	image
ushnu [que]	altar	Brazil		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ushnu
pukara [aym,que]	fortification	Central Andean		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pukar%C3%A1s_in_Chile https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pucar%C3%A1_de_Tilcara
ruka [arn]	hut	Southern Chile, Southwestern Argentina		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mapuche_buildings
shapono [guu]	hut	Southern Venezuela, Northern Brazil		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Postoyano_Feb_2001_1_(2).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piau_Nov_1998.jpg
maloca [por]	longhouse	Amazon		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Malocas
oka [tpn]	longhouse	Brazil		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ocas

Specific Building

building	function	location	time	style	image
Saksaywaman [que]	fortification	Cusco	built c. 900		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sacsayhuam%C3%A1n
Catedral Basílica de Salvador [por]	cathedral	Salvador	founded 1552	Baroque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cathedral-Basilica_of_Salvador
Forte dos Reis Magos [por]	fort; museum	Natal	built 1599		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Forte_dos_Reis_Magos_(Natal)
Basílica Catedral Metropolitana de Lima y Primada del Perú [spa]	cathedral	Lima	founded 1602; built 1797	Renaissance, Gothic, Neoclassical, Baroque, Plateresque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cathedral_of_Lima
Abadia de Nossa Senhora do Monserrate [por]	abbey	Rio de Janeiro	founded 1633; built 1671	Mannerism	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mosteiro_de_S%C3%A3o_Bento_(Rio_de_Janeiro)
Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora do Pilar [por]	church	Ouro Preto	founded 1682; built 1713; rebuilt 1803	Baroque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Iglesia_de_la_Veracruz,_Medell%C3%ADn
Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora do Pilar [por]	church	Ouro Preto	founded 1696; built 1712	Baroque, Rococo	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Igreja_de_Nossa_Senhora_do_Pilar_(Ouro_Preto)
Convento e Igreja de São Francisco [por]	church	Salvador	built 1723	Baroque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Igreja_de_S%C3%A3o_Francisco_(Salvador)
Iglesia de Santa María de Loreto de Achao [spa]	church	Achao	built c. 1740		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Iglesia_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_de_Loreto,_Achao
Paço Imperial [por]	palace; cultural centre	Rio de Janeiro	founded 1738; built 1743	Baroque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pa%C3%A7o_Imperial
Casa de la Moneda de Bolivia [spa]	mint; museum	Potosí	founded 1757; built 1770		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Casa_de_la_Moneda_de_Potos%C3%AD
Igreja de São Francisco de Assis [por]	church	Ouro Preto	founded 1765; built 1890	Baroque, Rococo	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Igreja_de_S%C3%A3o_Francisco_de_Assis_(Ouro_Preto)
Igreja da Candelária [por]	church	Rio de Janeiro	founded 1775; built 1811	Baroque, Neoclassical, Neo-Renaissance	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Igreja_de_Nossa_Senhora_da_Candel%C3%A1ria
Paço de São Cristóvão [por]	temple	Medellín	founded 1803; built 1809	Baroque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Iglesia_de_San_Ignacio,_Medell%C3%ADn
Paço de São Cristóvão [por]	palace; museum	Rio de Janeiro	founded 1803; built 1862	Neoclassical	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pa%C3%A7o_de_S%C3%A3o_Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o
Catedral Basílica Metropolitana y Primada de la Inmaculada Concepción y San Pedro de Bogotá [spa]	cathedral	Bogotá	founded 1807; built 1823	Neoclassical	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Primate_Cathedral_of_Bogota
Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción [spa]	cathedral	Asunción	built 1845	Neoclassical	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cathedral_of_Asunci%C3%B3n
Palacio de los López [spa]	palace, office	Asunción	built 1867	Neoclassical	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palacio_de_los_L%C3%B3pez
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes [spa]	church	Bogotá	founded 1875; built 1904	Gothic Revival	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Iglesia_de_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_Lourdes

Architectures	Costumes	Foods	Miscellaneous Handicrafts	Musical Instruments	Symbols and Motifs	Visual Arts	Vehicles	Weapons and Armours	Writings
Calendars and Clocks	Performing Arts	Economic Systems	Festivals	Games	Literatures	Martial Arts	Music	Religions and Folklores	Political Systems	Units of Measurement

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Northern America	Northern Africa	Northern Europe	Central Asia	Micronesia
Central America	Western Africa	Eastern Europe	Eastern Asia	Polynesia
Caribbean	Central Africa	Western Europe	Western Asia	Melanesia
Southern America	Eastern Africa	Southern Europe	Southern Asia	Australia and New Zealand
	Southern Africa		Southeastern Asia

Other Lessons

• Introduction to Common Han Characters
• Ranking of countries by cost of living in the world
• Introduction to Writing Systems
• Traditional Architectures
• Traditional Symbols and Motifs
• Naming in different cultures
• Text Processing Tools
• Productivity tools for polyglots
• Similar Sayings
• Websites of DIY Procedures
• Comparison of Advanced FLOSS Tools for Learning
• Best Singers
• Most Famous Folk Songs