Fieldsite

I have been working in the Peruvian Altiplano since 2007. The region is home to speakers of three main languages; Quechua, Aymara, and Spanish, and communities with a range of subsistence activities from fishing, agriculture, pastoralism, trading, and mining. Learn more about the linguistic border region here.

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Proyecto Frontera Aymara Quechua

To understand regional dynamics at the language boundary I have been working with Prof. Julio Adalberto Tumi Quispe and students from the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano. The team has investigated Aymara-Quechua relationships, as well as regional adoption of pilgrimage to a new ritual site at the border.