H is for Hua… fill in the blank.
→ June 21st, 2009 → Peru 2009
There are lots of words and cities that starts with “hua” in Peru. (Pronounced like the “wa” in “water”.) Huancaína, Huancayo, Huanchaco, Huancalvetic, Huacachina… It gets confusing.
Our latest trip to Huancayo shed some light on the issue. The high Andes area was inhabited by the Huanca people. The clan existed pre-Inca, and was considerably [...]
Q is for Quechua
Peru has the largest amount of Quechua speakers in South America (about 19% of the Peruvian population, or 4 million people). It was the official language of the Incas, although I think it’s interesting to note that they were not the ones who spread its use throughout South America. It 40+ different dialects were already [...]