CULTURES OF THE ANDES
Culturas de los Andes

Andean Links

Andean Music -- Música Andina

· Cultures of the Andes, Quechua, Songs, Music, (at This site, with words and audio files)

· Alborada, great Andean music from Peru, words in Quechua

· Wayanay Inka, Nice page, traditional andean music with audio files of complete songs; has a page on Inka culture. *

· Inti-Illimani, group's web page

· Música de Jauja, songs from this Peruvian city

· Guitares du Quatuor Atahualpa

· El Rincón Musical Peruano, Huaynos en formato MIDI

· Rumillajta, with RealAudio files

· Pachakuti, Music of the Andes, in Europe, with links

· Andean Folk Music Group, with a few audio samples

· Quichua Mashis, Music samples, (sells Albums, instruments, clothing)

· Karumanta Jamuyku, Musical group, sample songs, (lovely music, difficult to purchase)

· Music from the Andes, large selection

· Sisa Pacari, Music from the Andes

· Mitimaes, Peruvian musical group

· Arpay, Andean musicians

· Grupo Uchpa, Entrevista con Fredy Ortiz

· Los Kjarkas, Cochabamba, Bolivia

· LlajtaNet.com, Music of Bolivia

· Fortaleza, World music with the spirit of South América

Musical Instruments -- Instrumentos

· Andean Instruments, Rumillajta, comprehensive web site with wind, percussion, string, and sample sounds. (one of our readers says their instruments have Good sound and quality, reasonable prices)

· Inkas Wasi, Music and dance of the Andes

Andes Websites

· Aymara's Page, Aymara Language.

· Imágenes de Jauja, photos of Peruvian City

· Patagonia, The Living Edens, (nice page)

· Perú... Ventana a la Aventura, Fotografías

· The Saraguros: native people of the Andean highlands of southern Ecuador

· Descendants of the Incas, Traditional Textiles of Cusco, Pictures of people and places

· The Andes, a Photo Gallery

· Tupac Amaru, the life, times and execution of the last Inca; Inti Raimi, Festival of the Sun

· Inca Trail, Machu Picchu and Mysterious Peru, with many links *

· Peru Photos, many good pictures of Touristic spots

· Inca Trail, Caminos del Inca, Trips & Travels, David Gualtieri.

· South America - Peru and Bolivia, travel photos

· Photos of Ecuador and Perú, Andry’s page.

· Civilisations du Pérou ancien, in French

· Chipaya, high planes farmers of Bolivia, by National Geographic

· Organization of the Inca empire, Teachers resources, 6 excerpts.

· Photos of Andean Villages, Akataksa

· Tradiciones de Huamanga

· Andean Images, many pictures.

· Wititi or Wifala, dances of Andean Arequipa.

History & Archaeology -- Arqueológico

· Andean History; Inca empire, Colonial, Andean Republics

· Pre-Columbian Culture Links, Central América, Pre-Columbian Culture Links, South América, Ron Warner.

· deamerica.net, continentes de enlaces

· Machu Picchu, how its secrets were kept

· National Geographic Andes Expedition, and Ice Treasures of the Inca

· Quipus: Talking Knots of the Inka

· Mitos y Leyendas del Perú Prehispánico

· The Ancient Walls: Enigma in the Andes, a slide show of photos

· Cuzco, La vallée sacrée des Incas, Machu Picchu, in French, nice fotos

· Andean Archaeology books

· World Heritage Sites in Perú

· Inca Civilization of Perú, South América, images of Anthropology

· Peruvian Quipu, Dead Media Archive

· The soil drawings in Perú - evidence of prehistoric aviation, Otto Lilienthal Museum

· SIARB Arte Rupestre de Bolivia, Sociedad de Investigación del Arte Rupestre de Bolivia

Andean Languages -- Lenguas

Quechua

· Cultures of the Andes, Quechua Songs, poems, jokes, language lessons, with audio files

· Quechua Lessons by Skype

· Quechuas.net, Puerta a todos los idiomas de la familia Quechua

· Quechua Language Homepage, Barry Brian Werger’s, Bolivian, with grammar lessons

· Quechua Ancashino, in German

· Quechua Network, Cultura Inka

· Curso de Quechua, grammar - gramática, (Spanish only), some audio files

· Ethnologue Languages of the World, Quechua from different places of Perú

· Runasimi.DE, Quechua, Quichua, Ayacucho, Qosqo,Vocabulary and more

· Quechua / Aymara, Arturo Cueva

· Runasimipi Qespisqa Software, Project to create free software in Quechua

· Google Piruw Llika (Web), Mask’ana Amawt’a Ajllanakuna, Llank’anakuna Simimanta

· Religious writtings in Quechua

· Quechua Language, alphabet and pronounciation, writing systems & languages of the world.

· Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al Español, Division del tiempo, partes del cuerpo, colores, nombres, palabras communes, Katari.org

· Diccionario Español - Quechua - Aymara, El Perú, la cultura, turismo y mas

· Diccionario Español - Quechua - Aymara, Algunas palabras básicas

· Kechwa Resource Center University of Kansas

· English Quechua Dictionary,

· English – Quechua Dictionary, Lonely Planet Publications

· Quechuas, Wikipedia

· Quechua, Language and Linguistics

· United Nation Human Rights, Quechua del Cusco

Classes de Quechua en el Cusco

· Centro Bartolomé de las Casas, Colegio Andino, clases de Quechua

· Course in Andean Linguistics and Bilingual Education

· Colegio Andino Exchanges, Centro de Estudios Regionales Bartolomé de Las Casas

· Acupari, Languag School, Cusco – Perú

Quichua from Argentina

· El Quichua, (In Spanish: with DICTIONARY, poems, stories and grammar lessons)

· Santiago del Estero Quichua, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Freelang Diccionario: Quechua-Argentino-Castellano

· El Quichua de Santiago del Estero, Diccionario Quichua – Castellano

· Quichua, Santiago del Estero of Argentina, Bringing definition to the unfinished task

· Origen de la palabra Quechua, Argentina Indymedia

· Quechua, (Quichua Inga, Inca, Runasimi) Indiana University

Quichua from Ecuador

· Avi Tuschman: Runasimi - Deutsch - English - Español - Français: Dictionary and Language aids

· Quichua.net, Ecuador/Colombia

· Amazon Jungle Lodge El Jardín Aleman, Quichuas from Ecuador

· Quichua People of Ecuador, Incas and Quichua People

· A Quechua School in the Ecuadorian Andes

· Kichwa, Wikipedia, free encyclopedia

Aymara

· Aymara, (Cultura y religion del pueblo Aymara)

· Aymara Index, of online literature

· Quechua & Aymara page

· Omniglot Aymara writing systems, Aymara official alphabet

· Aymara culture, history, geography, politics, ethnic group

· Aymara Language Material Program

· Underspecification and Vowel Elisions in Southern Aymara

· Kechuaymara, History, communities, current programs

Mapuche

· Documentation Center of Mapuche

· Mapudungun: A language of Chile

· The Mapuche Language Page, (indigenous people of southern Chile and Argentina)

· The Mapuche Nation, Culture, language, history and current situation

· The Mapuche Nation - El Pueblo Mapuche, Mapuche documents and more

· Community Being Indigenous,

Other -- Otros

· Super Spanish Language Sites, Internet resources

· Guide to Spanish Language Web Sites in the Internet, Spanish dictionaries

Geography of Andean Countries -- Geografía

· Argentina: fact sheet and map

· Bolivia: fact sheet and map

· Chile: fact sheet and map

· Colombia: fact sheet and map

· Ecuador: fact sheet and map

· Peru: fact sheet and map

· Map of South América, Geographic Guide

· South America Map

· South América Political Map

· World Atlas.com, South América

· Guide to Andean Countries: Geology, Climate, Flora & Fauna

· Satélite Radar image La Paz, Bolivia and Ecuadorian volcanoes

· World map, showing temperature of Andean countries

· Introducing Machu Picchu, Travel guide, Lonely Planet

· Habitats of the Andes, General information

Miscellaneous Andean Sites

· Culture-Latin América: Indigenous Languages in Final Throes

· Latin American Network Information Center , (LANIC) and Indigenous Peoples, Extensive links on South American topics *

· Latin America, Historical text archive

· Inti Raimi Festival of the Sun

· Machu Picchu, Ancient City, Peru, Encyclopedia Británica

· Historical Text Archive, Latín América

· Andean Lives, Book by Gregorio Condori & Asunta Quispe on Peruvian Culture

· NOVA Online Adventure, Ice Mummies of the Inca

· South América, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

· Perú, Wikitravel

· South American: Great Pictures of the Andes mountains and Natives in Costume

· Pintores de Tigua Indigenous Artists of Ecuador

· Indigenous Peoples in the Andes *

· Peru Gateway Travel, Macchu Picchu, Cusco, and all Peru.

· Photographs of Quechua and Aymara natives

· Equateur, (in French)

· Travel Pictures: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Venezuela

· Inka Trail to Machu Picchu, Independent Inka Trail information for visitors to Perú. This is a non-comercial site.

· Inca Trail, Google images

· Inca Road System, Wikipedia

· Google videos, images of Inka Trail

· Images of Inka Trail, Google

· Hiking the Inka Trail, by Janie and Ric Finch

· Care in Perú, Perú Statistics

· Hands up Holidays...Adventure That Count, Incas & Amazons

· Photos of Bolivia, and Peru, Chile, Argentina

· Bolivia Contact, Travel guide and hotel directory of Bolivia

· South America, Travel photos

· Photos of Bolivia, Bolivia is a land of extremes

· Perú images, Google

· Perú Contact, Travel guide and hotel directory of Perú

· Tupiza, Bolivian photos

· Perú Prehispánico, Enlaces de interés

· Bolivian Journeys, Mountaineering

· Mink'a News, Peruanos en el exterior

· Casa de Milagros, Chandler Sky Foundation, Cusco, Perú

· Volunteer Work in Cusco, Perú, Latin America

Human Rights, Guerrilla and Leftist Movements -- Derechos Humanos, Movimientos de Guerrilleros

· Derechos Humanos, en america latina (spanish & english)

· History of Perú, World History at KMLA

· military junta in Argentina arrested dissidents, who then "vanished"

· Human Rights Watch in Perú,

· Che Guevara, Granma Internacional,

· Dignidad Nacional, Movimiento Democrático del Perú

· Pueblo Indio, a large site by CEACISA

· Freedom of Speech and Human Rights in the Andes, vencentral.com

· Poem, of a Serrano in prison, translated to English

Crafts (some for sale) -- Artesanias

· Andean Crafts for sale

· Alpaca Pete's - Alpaca Rugs for sale.

· Hand Crafted Folk Art.

· Llama Collectibles

· Andean "software", wool clothing.

· Pallay, Andean textiles, many samples.

· Peruvian Handicrafts, Llacta

· Andean arts and crafts, Novica

Coca, The Divine Plant of the Inkas

· Bolivia Coca Trade

· Video 11 Foro Internacional de la Hoja de Coca

· La Leyenda de la Coca, “Leyendas de mi tierra” por Antonio Díaz Villamil

· Miths about Coca, Legend of the Coca

· Museo de la Coca, Coca Museum

· Propuestas - Coca y Soberanía, Artículos e Investigaciones

· Khukita, Coca “chakaruna”

· La Caca se venga de sus verdugos, Jorge Hurtado

· Un Doctor para la Coca, Teobaldo Llosa

· Bolivia Coca Trade

· UN wants to ban ancient Andean traditon of chewing Coca

· Bolivia and Coca, A Study in Dependency, Studies on the impact of the illegal Drug

· Discovering the secret of the ancient Peruvians, The True about Mate Coca

· Osteoporosis Free: with Peruvian Coca Leaf, Coca Leaf.. Traditional Medicine.

· Coca, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Foods -- Comidas

· Pachamanca, An Andean Feast *

· Recipes from Peru, Recetas

· Recetas Peruanas

· Cuy, a traditional Andean entree, Sacred food for the Incas

· Articles related to "Quinua recipes"

· Quinua - a super grain, Quinua information and recipes

· Andean Quinua dinner rolls, Pancitos de Quinua

· Kañiwa bread, Zocalo gourmet

· Cocina Boliviana

· Ecuadorian Food Description, Recipes

· Ecuadorian Cocktails, Classical drinks

· Lost crops of the Incas, Little known plants of the Andes with promise for worldwide cultivation

· Maca Vitae, Inka natura

· Quinua, soul food of the Andes, Vegetarians in Paradise

· Maca - Kiwicha - Quinua, Discovering the secret of the ancient Peruvians

· Perú Village, Maca, Kiwicha, Quinua

· Zócalo Heritage Grains & Flours, Purple corn, Kañiwa, Lima bean

· Andean Native Potatoes, Nearly 4,000 different varieties of potato are found in the Andes

Llamas

· Alpacas, All American Alpacas

· Llama-Web, Llamas on the Internet.

· Llamas/Alpacas, Learning resources for students, families & teachers

· Alpaca owners and breeders association

· Llamas and Alpacas in the Andes, Silent Landscapes Photography

· Made in South América, 2009 International Year of Natural Fibres

· Descendants of The Incas, Weaving traditions and family ties

Travel & Tours – Viajes

· Latin América, Rei Adventures

· TRAVEL.org in South America

· Ecological Tourism, Inca Trail to Machupicchu, Apurimac River, Torres del Paine...

· The Andes Mountains, The Southeast Pacific Region, Southeast Pacific Climate

· Andes, Wikipedia, The free Encyclopedia

· The Andes Mountains, Google images

· Habitats of the Andes Mountains, General information

· Andes Mountains, Plants, Animals, Climate

· Patagonia Travel Links*

· Andean Trails, Trekking in Peru. Visit Andean festivals!

· South America Travel Guide, Virtual Tourist

· World Travel Tips, South América

· South América, Travel tips

· Safety Tips for Travel in South América, Google

· Galapagos & Ecuadorian Andes travel guide

· Torres del Paine and Patagonia - Chile, Maps and photos

· Torres del Paine, Google videos

· Inka Natura Travel, Perú Explorer

· Ecuador- A world apart, Ecuador ClassicTours

· Topas Travel Bolivia, Turismo de aventura

· Adventure Specialists, horse trips, treks, climbing, archaeology, research expeditions to Peru

· Cordillera Blanca Huaraz, Mountain Bike Adventures

· Perú trips with Perú Discovery, Tours Mountain Bike

· Adventures in South America, Tours of Andes in Bolivia & Peru *

· Peruvian Andes Adventures, Tours treks, culture, climbs & hiking

· Cultural & Adventure Travel in Peru, APU EXPEDICIONES, links to andean pictures

· Trekking & Running Adventures in Peru and Patagonia

· Bolivia Andes, FremenTours

· Bolivian Andes, Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia

· An Expedition in the Bolivian Andes, Summitpost.org

· Climbing and Trekking in the Bolivian Andes

· Cusco Travel

· Condor Travel, Perú / Chile / Ecuador / Bolivia

· Andes Tours, Peru

· Rumbos Online, The Travel Magazine

· Cultural Expeditions in Peru

· Chachapoyas, preInca Kuelap Ruins in the Amazonas cloud forest

· Lake Titicaca Photos, Google images

· Lake Titicaca photos, Photos of Titicaca, Copacabana, and Puno

· Lake Titicaca - Crystalinks

· Sacred Destinations, Lake Titicaca, Perú and Bolivia

· Uros, Perú The Floating Islands Lake Titicaca

· Uros Islands Photo Gallery, by Brian McMorrow

· Two to Travel, Islas Flotantes de los Uros

· Perú contact.com, Travel guide and hotels in Perú

· Bolivia contact.com, Travel guide and hotels

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