Chango | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Total population | |
| ~4,725 people declared | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Coast of Atacama Desert | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, Mapudungun, Aymara | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Mapuche religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mapuche? |
The Changos, also known as Camanchacos or Camanchangos,[1] are an Indigenous people or group of peoples who inhabited a long stretch of the Pacific coast from southern Peru to north-central Chile, including the coast of the Atacama Desert. Although much of the customs and culture of the Chango people have disappeared and in many cases they have been considered extinct, in Chile they are legally recognized as an original indigenous people since 2020, and about 4,725 people self-declare that they belong to this ethnic group.[2]
- ^ Wheeler, Sara (1994). Travels in a Thin Country: A Journey Through Chile. ISBN 0375753656.
- ^ "Congreso chileno aprueba ley que reconoce al pueblo chango como etnia indígena". ElPais.cr (in Spanish). September 8, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.