Etiqueta: Peru
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From Oral to Visual Communication: “Manco Capac & Mama Ocllo Story” by Ericka Koehler
When I was a child, the first stories I heard were from my maternal Peruvian grandparents. I remember that I heard the story of “Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo.” This tale mentions that the god Inti (It means “sun” in Quechua language) ordered his children to find a place to found the Inca Empire. And…
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Machu Picchu, the City of the Incan Empire & Hiram Bingham
When I was child, I discovered a city with giant rocks, surrounded by a green forest, on the top of a mountain near the sky. The name of this place is Machu Pichu which in Quechua language means “old mountain” (“Britannica: Machu Picchu,” p.1). I remember it like it was yesterday. “Ericka. Come here! Do…
Cantos by Ericka Koehler 