Journal

Quru - The Smaller Serpents

Not all serpents are the same. In Áncash Quechua, Amaru and Quru name distinct beings - and the distinction matters.

The Winter Solstice - Andean New Year

Today is June 21 - the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. The day when the axis of the earth reaches its furthest tilt from the sun, and then - in the same moment - begins its return. In t...

Patsamama - Not Only the Earth

In most contexts where you encounter this word, it is translated as Mother Earth. That translation is not wrong - but it is incomplete in a way that matters. In the tradition of Chawpin, Patsamama ...

What is Chavín de Huántar?

High in the Áncash highlands of Peru, at the meeting point of two rivers and two mountain ranges, stands a ceremonial center that is over three thousand years old. Its name in Quechua is Chawpin - ...