Nicolas Andrade Biodata

Nicolas Andres Andrade Bastias is a Chilean archeologist with a master in historical archeologist, he actually works in the Valparaiso’s natural history museum in a team in charge of  “Viña del mar, from the beach of the elite to an industrial city in the 20 century” a temporally exhibition at the museum.

Mr. Andrade is interested in the territory who birth: Valparaiso’s Region, and he has worked principally in that territory that actually is declared in drought so lately he is interested on conservation of the environment so actually is working in archeological project in “Los Pinos Natural Park” giving value of the past of the human occupation in the park by the archeological rest, to close the community to the protection of the park.  He was worked with several communities that care for the environment in the V Region of Valparaiso, help them from is knowledge of Anthropology and Archaeology.  

Mr. Andrade gets fame 2 years ago because he make a project to return the Moai that it was located next to Fonk Museum to Rapanui. For this, he works in an interdisciplinary team for 4 years against the Viña del Mar Municipality who don’t want to return the Moai to the island.