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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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