Andean Aymara

Last Sunday was the last day of the VII Simposio internacional de arqueologia at the Pontificada Universidad Católica del Perú in Lima. The conference definitely had a greater focus on arqueology than linguistics, but even so, during the course of the three days, it forged the beginnings of a bridge between the two disciplines.
Highlights were [...]

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Excerpts from Vocabulario en Aymara y Espan̆ol ; in fine partis I: impressa en la casa de la Compania de Jesus del pueblo de Juli que esta en la prouincia de Chucuyto en la emprenta Francisco del Canto (published in 1612; available for viewing at the Leiden University library special collections room)
Extractos de Vocabulario en [...]

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A shoot-out between squatters and police in the Pomac forest in Batán Grande resulted in the destruction or damage of roughly 400 pre-Inca ruins. 
Photos of sights in the forest itself can be seen here.

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According to the Peruvian Times, the Regional Council in Puno passed a motion to rename the department the “Quechua and Aymara Autonomous Federal Region”, originally spearheaded by Aprista party Yunguyo province representative Neyellko Gutiérrez Quispe - though denouncement quickly followed from Lima bureaucrat and constitutional expert, César Valeg as well as Congressman Yonhy Lescano.
Articles [...]

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According to reports in the Peruvian times, Aguaruna (Awajun) and Huambisa (Wambisa)Indians trekked for a week from the Cenepa community in Peru’s northeastern jungle and attacked and destroyed Dorato Resources’ El Tambo mining camp:

The unoccupied mining camp has been destroyed, said Zebelio Kayap Jempekit, an Aguaruna-Huambisa leader who claims that copper, gold and uranium extraction [...]

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As of 25 August 2008, Peru´s constitution is now in Spanish and Quechua. Of course the question on my mind is what about Aymara?

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The Yale Daily News reports Wednesday that a third round of talks which took place last week between Peruvian delegates and Yale officials to determine the future of archaeological artifacts taken from Machu Picchu by American historian Hiram Bingham nearly a century ago did not reach any resolution. In fact, both sides seem more intent on [...]

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Peruvian, Polish and American scientists have discovered what they believed to be pre-Inca tombs and archeological remains during a 10-day expedition to a never-before-explored area of Peru’s Colca Canyon

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La Señora de la Máscara: La primera tumba wari hallada intacta en la huaca Pucllana

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After months of silence and stalled talks, Peruvian delegates and officials from Yale University met Tuesday for a third round of negotiations at the Permanent Mission of Peru

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