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Un idioma andino vivo, ensenado con lecciones comunitarias y contexto cultural.
Kichwa shimimanta
Maypita rimashka
Andes ecuatorianos y comunidades andinas vecinas
Pikunam rimanku
Familias indigenas, mayores, maestros y miembros de comunidades urbanas y rurales
Kawsay Yachay Panka
Pawkar Raymi (Flowering Festival)
TraditionPawkar Raymi
Pawkar Raymi is the flowering festival, celebrating the first blossoms.
Cuy (Guinea Pig)
FoodKuy
Cuy (guinea pig) is a traditional food, cooked and eaten at festivals.
Pachamama (Mother Earth)
TraditionPachamama
Pachamama is Mother Earth, the giver of life, for the Andean peoples.
Minka (Communal Work)
TraditionMinka
Minka is collective voluntary work that strengthens the community.
The Hummingbird and the Fire
StoryKinti ninapash
A traditional Andean story about a small hummingbird who does its part to fight a great forest fire, teaching that every action matters.
Fresh Corn
FoodChukllu
Chukllu is fresh corn on the cob, boiled and eaten as a snack or meal.
Kampak Shimita Churana Munankichu?
Ayllukunawan tantarishpa mushuk shimikunata llikaman apanchi. Runa rimak, yachachik otaq ayllu pushak kashpaka, uyayta munanchik.