The Genomic Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the Yungas Valley of Bolivia.

The Genomic Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the Yungas Valley of Bolivia.

During the period of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (TAST) some enslaved Africans were forced to move to Upper Peru (nowadays Bolivia). At first they were sent to Potosí, but later to the tropical Yungas valley where the Spanish colonizers established a so-called "hacienda system" that was...

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Main Authors: Tanja Heinz, Jorge Mario Cárdenas, Vanesa Álvarez-Iglesias, Jacobo Pardo-Seco, Alberto Gómez-Carballa, Carla Santos, Patricia Taboada-Echalar, Federico Martinón-Torres, Antonio Salas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4532489?pdf=render

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