| Inca Uyu |
Temple of Inca Architecture
calendarial function. |
| Taypi |
The centre, the navel. |
| Pacha |
Andean worldview. |
| Achachila |
Aymara term, meaning the ancient
spirits that live in the Apus. |
| Apu |
Protective mountain, highest
of any zone. |
| Mamacota |
Mother Water. |
| Pachamama |
Mother Earth. |
| Ayni |
Loan. |
| Pakarina |
Beginning/Dawn/Birth. |
| K’atos |
Sunday market where friends meet. |
| Trueque |
Barter for other products, typically
foodstuffs. |
| Totora y
llacho |
Reeds found in the lake that
feed local fauna and domestic animals. |
| Supay Huassi |
House of the Devil. |
| Manco Cápac |
First king of the Inca dynasty.
|
| Waru Waru |
Elevated fields surrounded by
drainage channels which avoid losing crops to sudden low
temperatures and floods, assuring a regular harvest in
the agricultural seasons. |
| Qochas |
Similar to Waru Waru, the difference
being the area is lakelike and the cultivated areas are
raised around the water's edge. |
| Andenes |
Terraces used for crop cultivation
in the region. |
| Challa |
Blessing the pachamama, animals,
objects etc so that they may become more fertile or that
they may fulfill one's wishes. |
| Equeko |
Demigod of good luck, blessed
with tobacco smoke every Tuesday and Friday so that ones
wishes may come true. |
| Ckajcha |
Typical dance of the Melgar -
Ayaviri region. |
