  We present the results obtained from the analysis of the precise spatial
orientations of almost forty old colonial Christian churches located in the
Arica and Parinacota region. This is an extended and difficult to travel area
that received little attention from parish priests, and where one might expect
some dialogue to have taken place between the Western tradition and the local
Aymara culture in regard to the design and construction of temples. We also
briefly comment on our plans to explore neighboring areas to the region here
studied, which include many additional historical constructions that share
similar cultural traditions.
