Accompanied by Andean highlands rituals in the citadel of Tiwanacu, to the north of Bolivia’s capital La Paz the indigenous Aymará will celebrate on Tuesday the coming of the Aymará New Year, 5519.

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The old man shields his eyes against the fierce light of the Altiplano and considers the question. When he talks about his ancestors, does he mean the Incas? No, he replies in a sort of Spanish creole ...

New analysis of the language and gesture of South America's indigenous Aymara people indicates they have a concept of time opposite to all other studied cultures -- so that the past is ahead of them ...

The traditional bowler hats, bright blouses and long, plaited “pollera” skirts of the young women contrast with the skateboards under their feet as they swoop back and forth on the skate ramp in ...

What does decolonization look like in concrete, neon, and glass? High in the Andes, above the sprawling city of La Paz, Bolivia, a visual revolution is unfolding. In El Alto, buildings now rise and ...

The author of this story is the Community Manager of Localization Lab. She has worked with Jaqi Aru in the project that translated the Orbot app into Aymara. A community of Aymara language activists ...