CCARHUACC LICAPA, Peru -- Leila Ccaico walked slowly to the front of her class in a rural village in the Andes. Reluctantly, she faced her classmates, obeyed her teacher's orders and started to sing ...

Amadeo Garcia has no one left to talk to in his mother tongue, Taushiro. Neither does Pablo Andrade, the last living speaker of Resigaro. The two indigenous languages are among 17 that are critically ...

Lima, Jun 24 (EFE).Lima, Jun 24 (EFE). — When the last Taushiro speaker dies, the language will never be heard again in the Peruvian jungles. Officials are working to prevent cultural tragedies like ...

Peru is one of the richest countries in culture and history. Because of its diversity, Peruvians do not only have the Spanish language as the only language to express themselves. This aspect is ...

The title of this article summarizes the attitude of the state channel TV Perú towards indigenous peoples, while also reflecting the colonial history of the country. At the threshold of the ...

No matter the locale, the ballet world uses French terms for steps. But modern dance has no standard vocabulary: The word choice and the tongue are dependent upon the choreographer or teacher. In Peru ...

The best way to learn a language is to eat, sleep, live and breathe it. Joanne O'Connor immerses herself in Peruvian life on a Spanish course and home stay in Cusco.

Notes on the back of a 400-year-old letter have revealed a previously unknown language once spoken by indigenous peoples of northern Peru, an archaeologist says. Penned by an unknown Spanish author ...