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Adobe burial towers in the Bolivian Plateau and the Aymara Indians __ Learn a little about the ancient Aymara. - From Bolivian Expedition - http://users.utu.fi/matros/aymara/bolindex.html  

Aymara __ "The Aymara are an ancient people with a complex and still imperfectly understood history. They are a people rich in myth, knowledge and spirituality. The Aymara were the members of a great but little-known culture of the Americas centered in the ancient city of Tiahuanaco. Between 400 AD. and 1000 AD. Tiahuanaco was the capital of an empire that spanned great parts of the south-central Andes Mountains." A brief overview - illustrated - From Minnesota State University - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/south/cultures/aymara.html 

Aymara Creation and Celestial World View __ "The story of this genesis as told by the Incas, the last native lords of the Andes, is redolent with miracles." You can read it all here. - illustrated - From Mesa Community College - http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/archy/aymara/aymara.html 

AymaraNet English __ Learn about civil rights, culture, artists, politicians and more. - From AymaraNet - http://www.aymaranet.org/a1bd.html   
 
Catholic Encyclopedia: Aymara __ You will find an excellent article about the Aymara. "A numerous tribe of sedentary Indians inhabiting the northern sections of Bolivia, part of the eastern declivities of the Andes of that republic, and the sections of Peru bordering upon Lake Titicaca, except its northern extremity, which is held by Quichua-speaking Indians." - From Catholic Encyclopedia - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02164e.htm 

Introduction to Aymara __ A website about language, culture, music and more. Some links are Spanish but there is enough English language material to make a visit worthwhile. - From aymara.org - http://www.aymara.org/english/index.php

Society-AYMARA __ "The Aymara Indians are located mainly on the Bolivian and Peruvian altiplano, centering about Lake Titicaca. Their Peruvian distribution gradually contracted because of the expansion of the Quechua Indians, especially, but not exclusively, during the time of the Incan Empire." A rather good overview of the Aymara. - From EthnoAtlas - http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/EthnoAtlas/Hmar/Cult_dir/Culture.7828 


 

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