Quechua and Andean cultural customs, traditions, and worldview, one custom or term per card.
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- Inti Raymi
- The Festival of the Sun, an Inca celebration held at the June solstice in Cusco
- Pachamamaman haywariy
- A ritual offering made to Mother Earth, often called a despacho
- Ayni ruway
- To perform reciprocal community labor, a customary form of mutual aid
- Ch'alla
- A ritual toast or libation, sharing a drink with the earth before drinking oneself
- Wayk'i
- A close ritual companion or work partner within the community
- Q'uwa
- A ceremonial herb burned as incense in Andean offerings
- K'intu
- A small bundle of coca leaves selected and offered in ritual
- Akulliy
- To chew coca leaves, a traditional social and ceremonial practice
- Pukllay
- The Andean carnival dance and play season before Lent
- Qhapaq Ñan
- The great Inca road system connecting the empire
- Kuraka
- A traditional local leader or chief in Andean society
- Wayno
- A traditional Andean genre of song and dance
- Ch'uñu ruway
- The traditional process of freeze drying potatoes in the mountain cold
- Watan watan
- Year after year, describing an annual tradition
- Pukara
- A hilltop fortress or ceremonial site
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