Quechua

and the film is based in a more diverse representation of South American people (Pinazza, 181) as opposed to suggesting inescapable cruelty in a single favela. The use of non-actors in the film,notably the Indian woman who was only able to speak Quechua and the boy, Don Nestor from Cuzco, accentuates this documentary approach. Nestor acts as a tour guide in one scene, noting in particular the two different types of architecture visible: one made by the Incas and the other by the “Inca-pables”,…

In a scene from the 2006 Peruvian film Madeinusa, Don Cayo—mayor of the fictional Andean town of Manayaycuna, breaks a clay pot full of food on the ground, as a gesture that signals the beginning of tiempo santo. As they file out of church after mass, the people of the town prepare to celebrate a period that starts at 3pm on Good Friday—the time of Jesus’ crucifixion—and ends at 6am on Easter Sunday, the time of his resurrection. According to local custom, during this period there is no sin:…

Garcilazo that matter to us. It reflected our Andean traits. Cusquenhos are different from coastal Peruvians. We are because of our cultural traits. We are visual, silent, introverts, stoic and very much good listeners and enjoy jokes spoken in the Quechua language. Cultural traits inherited and transformed out of the clash between the Inca and the Spanish culture. The Nobel Prize winner Vargas llosa is correct indicating that our Spanish language in Cusco is old, archaic and more likely…

enlist in the Peace Corps. I think that not only are social workers needed here in the states but in other countries as well. Having been raised in a bilingual household has given me a head start on learning different languages such as Spanish and Quechua and thus this will help me converse with a larger population around the world. I have always been interested in missionary work at home and abroad. I have volunteered at homeless shelters and was even able to travel to Kenya in 2010 with a…

Sentence 1: “Despite the ongoing controversy on when the peopling of the Americas took place, there is little doubt that the Paleo-India period or adaptation was widely and firmly entrenched in Mesoamerica, and Central and South America between 13,000 and 9,000 years ago.” It seems that many of Paleo-Indian that date back to at least 10,000 years have been discovered by Peru, Ecuador and Chile’s coasts. Hence the site of these same Indians can be found in the Amazonia in Brazil amongst the…

suspension bridges. This is said to be Inca’s greatest accomplishment in engineering. (Inca, 1) 2.Artifact 3: a.Quechua (Pizarro and the Incas, 1) b.The Incas did not have an official language. Therefore, when the Inca’s allied themselves with the Quechua, the started using their language. (Inca, 1) 3. Artifact 10: c.The Inca Empire (Encyclopedia Britannica Inc, 1) d.The Inca empire was larger than the Mayan or Aztec empires. This made it hard to…

The country I am doing for my Cultural heritage project is Bolivia. The geography of Bolivia is unique among the nations of South America. The main features of Bolivia's geography include the Altiplano, a highland plateau of the Andres, and Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake on Earth, which is shared with Peru. Lake Titicaca is the highest commercially navigable body of water in the world. It is also larger than Puerto Rico and is South America's second largest lake by surface area. Lake…

Introduction of Issue In most low-income countries women deliver their children at home, without the presence of a skilled birth attendant. Many mothers and children die as a result of hemorrhaging, infection or complications that need the attention of a medical professional. Women in many areas of Peru live in such remote region that access to skilled attendants can be difficult, UNICEF reported that only 20 percent of rural deliveries have a skilled attendant present, while urban areas have a…

source, and beliefs. Culture Culture is the basic “ all of the above “ thing. It helps show what a tribe does, believes in, and acts. The differences between cultures builds up many conflicts as well. The Incan; “Its official language was Quechua. Many local forms of worship persisted in the empire, most of them concerning local sacred Huacas, but the Inca leadership encouraged the worship of Inti—their…

The population of Peru is estimated to be about 31.77 million people, making it the third largest country in South America. Peru’s capital city, Lima, has 9.8 million people. Peru has many different ranges of climate depending on location. Some parts of Peru can be dry and hot, the remaining parts of Peru can be rainy, or can be covered in mountain ranges. For instance, the Andes Mountains have different climate changes year-round. In summer, the climate is usually very hot and rainy, while…