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First report of Sciopemyia vattierae (Le Pont & Desjeux, 1992) (Diptera, Psychodidae) from states of Amazonas and Pará, northern Brazil [PDF]

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This study reports the first records of Sciopemyia vattierae (Le Pont & Desjeux, 1992) in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Pará.
Salvador Paganella Chaves Júnior   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Indianismo, política y religión en Bolivia (2006-2016)

open access: yesCaravelle, 2017
From the beginning of his presidential mandate in 2006, Evo Morales has shown his loyalty towards a sumptous “indigenous religion”, very different from the “oppressed religion” of native Andean  as identified by Liberation theologians during the 1970s ...
Verushka Alvizuri
doaj   +1 more source

The Catechism through Andean Eyes: Reflections on Post-Tridentine Reform in Inca Garcilaso de la Vega’s Comentarios reales

open access: yesReligions, 2023
The depiction of Andean religion in the Comentarios reales de los incas (1609, 1617) has centered on Garcilaso de la Vega’s providential interpretation of Inca pagan governance and the influence of the Christian humanist traditions that he mastered as an
John Charles
doaj   +1 more source

Encuentros impensados en la transición nutricional: agroecosistemas andinos en la Sierra central ecuatoriana

open access: yesL'Ordinaire des Amériques
The nutrition transition model attributes the prevalence of overweight and obesity, linked to higher rates of morbidity and mortality, to a uniform and inexorable process in which rural societies, such as the Andean indigenous communities, abandon ...
Carlos Andrés Gallegos-Riofrío   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

In the name of the tourist : landscape, heritage, and social change in Chinchero

open access: yes, 2015
This thesis examines social change in the Quechua-speaking town of Chinchero (Peru), located 30 km away from the city of Cuzco. It does so by studying the conditions created by touristic development in the Region. It is an ethnography that builds on, and
García Bengoechea, Pablo, Garcia, Pablo
core   +1 more source

Eriope barrinhae (Lamiaceae, Hyptidinae), a new montane species from northern Minas Gerais, Brazil

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
In northern Minas Gerais, in the Monte Azul region, the Pico da Formosa mountain remains poorly explored botanically despite recent discoveries of new taxa. During fieldwork at the summit of this mountain, we discovered a distinctive population of Eriope that differs from all known species by a unique combination of morphological characters.
Danilo Alvarenga Zavatin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How does fair trade, as practised by Trade Aid and MINKA, contribute to the aspirations of Quechua producers in Peru? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
As part of a Master of Indigenous Studies from the University of Otago, Trade Aid staff member, Michelia Ward, conducted research throughout 2011 and 2012 on whether fair trade is able to contribute to the aspirations of indigenous producers.
Michelia Ward
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Indigenous Adult Illiteracy in the Andean Region of South America

open access: yes, 2021
Indigenous adult illiteracy is often prevalent in poorer, less economically stable regions, such as the Andean Region of South America, specifically Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.
Ballard, Alexa
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Alcaldes y Kurakas. Origen y significado cultural de la fila de autoridades indígenas en Pisac (Calca, Cuzco)

open access: yesBulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines, 2008
This work discusses the origin and socio-cultural meaning of the system of traditional authorities present in the indigenous communities of the district of Pisac, Calca, Cuzco.
Beatriz Pérez Galán
doaj   +1 more source

Engineering compact Physalis peruviana (goldenberry) to promote its potential as a global crop

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) produces sweet, nutritionally rich berries, yet like many minor crops, is cultivated in limited geographical regions and has not been a focus of breeding programs for trait enhancement. Leveraging knowledge of plant architecture‐related traits from related species, we used CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated gene editing to generate a
Miguel Santo Domingo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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