Quechua
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Language, Khipus, and Pre-Inca Civilization
The civilizations of the Andes are distinctive in so many ways. One though continues to amaze investigators and tourists alike.…
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Commentary
The Much Debated History of Quechua
Archaeological evidence is indispensable for understanding our history. Of that there is no doubt. Some questions, however, have not proven…
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Commentary
All in a Jhon, the Name
“It’s John, not Juan” he snapped at me. Oops, I goofed. I knew the name was John. I heard it…
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The Week of Runa Simi Promotes Quechua in Cuzco
Cuzco celebrated this week the Days of the Noble Runa Simi, as Quechua is called by its speakers. Though the…
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A Word that Wounds, Ch’oto
The taught ball spurted forward, through the defense, and snagged in the net, a goal. As one team pumped the…
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A Fight for Quechua in Cuzco
A handful of people gathered in Cuzco’s Kusipata (Regocijo Plaza), in front of its Municipality, to protest a culture and…
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Customs
Two Sheep herders and a Puma, a Quechua Joke from Cuzco
Speakers of Quechua love to laugh, tease each other, and tell jokes.They find their humor in the situations of everyday…
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Literature
A Poem in Quechua, The Great Language of Cuzco
The Quechua language, although threatened, continues to live strongly in Cuzco. People often say that it claims between fifteen and…
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Travel
The Legend of Saqsayhuaman’s Tunnel or Chincana.
Throughout the history of Cuzco first the chroniclers and then ethnohistorians have mentioned the belief that uzco is underlain by…
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Travel
The Rope Bridge of Q’eswachaca, an Example of Living Culture
Considered by locals “The Incan Bridge”, Q’eswachaca is one of the hanging bridges of the great road system that once…
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