CCARHUACC LICAPA, Peru -- Leila Ccaico walked slowly to the front of her class in a rural village in the Andes. Reluctantly, she faced her classmates, obeyed her teacher's orders and started to sing ...

Amadeo Garcia has no one left to talk to in his mother tongue, Taushiro. Neither does Pablo Andrade, the last living speaker of Resigaro. The two indigenous languages are among 17 that are critically ...

Lima, Jun 24 (EFE).Lima, Jun 24 (EFE). — When the last Taushiro speaker dies, the language will never be heard again in the Peruvian jungles. Officials are working to prevent cultural tragedies like ...

Peru is one of the richest countries in culture and history. Because of its diversity, Peruvians do not only have the Spanish language as the only language to express themselves. This aspect is ...

The children sit rapt as Rosalbina Valerio, 77, recounts a traditional fable in her native Jaqaru, a language now so rare that it is spoken by only 580 people in three villages scattered along a ...

Archaeologists say scrawl on the back of a letter recovered from a 17th century dig site reveals a previously unknown language spoken by indigenous peoples in northern Peru. A team of international ...

Renata Flores is a 19-year-old young artist and activist who sings in Quechua, the official language of the Incas She could pass off as another 19 year old in Peru if it wasn’t for her voice. And when ...

Amazonian children take part in activities designed to practice their native language in Tingo Maria, Peru, in an undated picture released on January 31, 2017 by an arm of the Peruvian Ministry of ...