Quechua

In the other side of the world, in the American continent the Maya civilization emerged in the peninsula the Yucatan and the country of Guatemala. As this great society grew in size and culture, it expanded to the north until the valley of Mexico. The Mayan empire seems to be a quite successful creating big construction such as pyramids which require more than 30,000 person-days of labor. Also it was able to to sustain a population of about 3 million. The successes of the empire can also be seen…

In their respective films, both Fausta and Maria are reliant on working to support themselves and their families. They must work with limited options as neither receive the opportunity to pursue formal schooling. Everything they learn is through working in domestic and physical labor sectors together with their families. Fausta works two jobs in La Teta Asustada. In her first job, she works as part of the waiting staff for her family’s wedding catering service. The family works together to…

The term “Hispanic” broadly refers to the people, nations, and cultures that have a cultural link to Spain (“Hispanic,” n.d., para. 1). The terms “Latino” or “Latina” refer to people with cultural ties to Latin America and people of nationalities within the bounds of Latin America (“Latino,” n.d., para. 1). The term Latino can be used to refer to males or females, whereas the term Latina is used to refer to females only. The terms “Hispanic” and “Latino” can be used interchangeably to…

While most of the population in Argentina speaks Spanish, other forms of language that are spoken consist of Italian, German, French, and also indigenous languages that are spoken in the homes of native speakers, like Quechua and Mapudungun. (SafariTheGlobe). Although Spanish is the primary language of the people of Argentina, it is not quite the same as the Spanish you would here from people living in Spain and is said to be very distinct (SafariTheGlobe). When it comes…

decorated in gold. The temple is also used for ceremonial purposes. The Incan rulers divides their territory and its people into manageable units, which was governed by a central bureaucracy. They also imposed a single official language called Quechua. Also founded schools to teach Incan ways. The heart or capital of the Incan empire is Cuzco was a splendid city of temples, plazas, and palaces. The Inca allowed little private commerce or trade. That is probably one of the reasons they were so…

It has a variety of landscapes from mountains to beaches to deserts and rainforests. The rainforests cover nearly half of Peru. The Andes is the second highest mountain range in the world. In Peru they speak spanish mostly but they also speak in Quechua which are their official languages. Their form of government in called Constitutional republic and the capital is Lima. In Peru there is actually a mix of many different cultures such as Indians, Spaniards,…

South America is located under Mexico. There is a total of twelve countries located in South America. The population of South America is 427,328,290. South America is also the fourth largest continent in the world. The land area of South America is about 6,878,570 square miles or 12% of the world’s land area. The most frequently languages are Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English, and French. Over 30% of South America is covered with rainforests. Peru is located in South America. Peru is…

Heading 1: Introduction ... HERE BEGINS THE INTRO! Information is power of course. But how is power distributed in our society? It is a fact that the distribution of information (the public knowledge) is not equal for all. Conventionally, this is called inequality of educational opportunity (IEO). Currently, we are living the impact of the globalization phenomenon “which encompasses a great variety of tendencies and trends in the economic, social and cultural spheres” (Bertucci & Alberti,…

This essay will focus on the notion that the first focuses on the violence, aggressiveness and underdevelopment of a Brazilian favela through a limited, privileged perspective and the latter emphasises the diversity of indigenous Latin Americans, avoiding limiting South America, ‘non-European’ and aiming to give indigenous people some form of voice. 'Cidade de Deus ' (Meirelles and Lund, 2002) is constructed in a similar way to a Hollywood 'Gangster Film ', using many of the genre 's tropes…

History Peru was the nucleus of the highly developed Inca Empire which extended from the Ecuador to Chile. This wealthy civilization attracted the Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro, who invaded Peru in 1532 . Peru became the main source of Spanish wealth and power in South America. In 1821, Peru declared its independence from Spain. The Maoist guerilla group Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) began their brutal campaign to overthrow the government in 1980. A smaller rebel group, Tupac Amaru,…