The various communities of indigenous peoples of Mendoza first held jointly in Las Heras arrival of the new year in the Southern Hemisphere. Native Peoples of Mendoza elected on 19 and 20 June the town of Uspallata lasherina for the winter solstice, which is in the Southern hemisphere the real beginning of a new calendar year based on the cultivation of land in this sector of the planet. From the afternoon of 19 were arriving at the municipal campsite different contingents of the Quechua communities of Las Heras, Coya Junin and Ranqueles Pehuenches Las Heras and Mendoza, who joined local Andean Huarpe LlhuenXumec and Guaitamary. The transport was the responsibility of the Municipality of Las Heras committed to the native peoples of the department and across the province. The colorful celebration was held for the first time jointly in Uspallata, and was respectfully shared by visitors, local and tourists. An impressive fire that lasted what did the celebration helped combat the cold that at times became important. An exquisite Creole Locro led to the fellowship and camaraderie among those present. About midnight, by the creek native peoples lit a sacred fire, which kept alive until sunrise, climax of the celebration of the New Year hemisphere. The hosts started the event huarpes to make way for the rituals of the different groups. The celebration was accompanied by Huipala, seven colors of the flag of South America, and Rehue, an ancient symbol made with creosote bush. During the vigil took place in tents provided by the Army as thematic workshops where different worldview, legends, healing, indigenous policy, and bilingual education insertion addressed. The traditional dances and music were not lacking at any time. At about 9 in the morning dawned the first ray of sun on the valley of Uspallata. In an intimate round around the fire, all thanked the Earth for the new year with hope and joy and narrowed in fraternal embraces with promises of more meetings in coming years. The New Year of Indigenous Peoples was framed in the so-called First Meeting for Cultural Diversity, which had its continuity Uspallata until 24 June with talks in schools and the media by local communities Guaytamari and LlauenXumec, conferences and workshops, artistic and musical activities with the participation of musicians Mendoza, interventions with murals in various spaces in the area, and puppet shows, among other activities. Which was received is the year 5520, corresponding to five centuries of history of the towns to the Spanish conquest of 1492, over 520 to date. VIGIL GAMES New Year of the Indigenous Peoples of Uspallata had the expected success under joint work between representatives of indigenous peoples and the Municipality of Las Heras. The Director of Tourism of the municipality, Alejandro Ali, rescued the importance of remembering our ancestors, our past, for those who are descendants and those who feel that we must preserve our history. It is very interesting to listen to and follow the ceremonies of the communities are organized and thankfully are becoming more eager to take care of our heritage. He stressed to Las Heras Mendoza as the only municipality that has a space in the municipal government for native peoples with a concrete representation, in order to be close to them and support them from the municipal management activities and participating in village life Las Heras. For Celso Boccolini, Deputy Municipal Tourism, the importance of the meeting for the town lay in the enhancement of the cultural concept that surrounds us in the valley of Uspallata, so we called Meeting for cultural diversity. It is the people who have been with us. He also announced that in Uspallata we will have this festival every year in winter. The development is to integrate all communities in the new year, including of course the huinca, we who also are learning from them. The idea is to celebrate with communities and continue accompanying them in all activities during the year. Lauen Jorge Correa, the Silver Moon ranquel community of Las Heras, also a member of the Originating Communications Area of the Human Rights of the Municipality, served as host at the meeting: This is the Feast of the Indian new year starts here year, the new cycle, and people begin a new chapter in his life. Have achieved in Mendoza to various groups together and try to make an integration with the white man for our customs and traditions are not lost and achieve a state of consciousness with the environment and the planet. He highlighted the support of the municipality of Las Heras, first municipality has opened a space for native peoples, first area in Argentina run by an Indian. That we are very proud. Paul Melipil concerning the pehuenche people, came with his people from Malargüe to share the celebration: The meaning is to celebrate the new year of the native peoples of America because it is the change of the harvest when we begin to prepare the land for re sow, cultivate and harvesting. The sun is farther from the Earth, for us there begins the new year and not in December. We abide by the system that gives us the Mother Earth and the sun mostly. Each moon is a month for us, and our lunar year has 13 moons, upon completion of a new year begins. This is what brings us together.
