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Spring 2013
Lima is a thriving metropolitan area situated along Peru’s central coast. The population has swelled in recent years as families move here to find work or enroll…
In the Quechua language, Machu Picchu means “Old Peak”. A bit understated, it would seem. For on this majestic outcropping of white granite, the Incas constructed a…
The rocks were cut, polished and placed here centuries ago. The flowers, on the other hand, were fresh, the product of mid-summer rains that water the hillsides…
Traditional woven cloth has made a comeback in the Cusco area in recent decades due, interestingly enough, to the strong demand for authentic materials and designs by…
On our last day in Colquemarca we scheduled a workshop on the topic of informal, or artisan, mining. We made our way to Jacinto’s house for a…
The Andes mountains are home to tens of thousands of small villages, where families live and work much as they have for centuries, even millenia. Subsistence farming…
In the Inca world, lightning connects three realms — the heavens (home of the condor), the earth (home of the puma) and the underworld (home of the…
Over the past week we have traveled far and wide through the Andes mountains, from a remote village called Colquemarca to the world-famous Inca citadel known as…
Each student came to South America with some understanding of Spanish. They studied it in high school or college and some even grew up speaking Spanish in…
The Inca culture constructed palaces, fortresses and temples that were built to last. Made from massive stones that were tightly fit together, these structures are impressive in…
