Aconca Hue

The Aconcagua valley runs westward from the Andes through central Chile towards the Pacific. Before Spanish conquest its communities formed part of the Aconcagua culture, known for its distinctive pottery. In the fifteenth century Inca expansion brought new influences from both the empire and Diaguita peoples farther north. At Quillota an administrative tambo was connected to the Inca road, while local leaders held authority over different parts of the valley.