Núñez, Lautaro

Basic Biographical Information

Lautaro Núñez Atencio was born on January 24, 1938, in Iquique (Fig. 1). He came from a family of Spanish origin that had settled in the oasis of Pica, Tarapacá, in the seventeenth century and from a local mestizo line dating back to the nineteenth century. Although he lived in Iquique, he spent long summers with his family in Pica, where as a young boy he experienced the caravans that came to Tambo del Resbaladero run by his aunt, Luisa Núñez. The caravans that he witnessed not only brought charqui, ropes, woven items, quinoa, potatoes, and liquor, among many other goods; they also were accompanied by children, who spent several years in Pica before returning to their homes.

Núñez, Lautaro, Fig. 1

Lautaro Núñez at his laboartory in San Pedro de Atacama