plural Aymara or Aymaras
1
: a member of an Indian people of Bolivia, Peru, and northern Chile
2
: the language of the Aymara people
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In Bolivia, whole nations of pre-Columbian peoples, such as the Aymara and the Quechua, have lived on, under varying layers of Hispanization, which has seeped through into every aspect of identity, from religion and culture to language and race.
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Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
The goal of the travesía was in part to shine a light on the network of paths that, along with the culture of the Andean Aymara llama herders who still use them, is fading from existence.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
Climate change has brought long-term pressure to the Aymara people’s fragile subsistence but this year’s crop failure is unprecedented.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
For instance, before meals, Quechua and Aymara peoples throw coca leaves or spill their drinks on the ground to share their food with these beings as a sign of gratitude and reciprocity.
—Mario Orospe Hernández, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
In Peru, the most recent bloodshed occurred in the region of Puno, a heavily Indigenous part of the country, after villagers from remote Aymara communities arrived by the thousands to the city of Juliaca.
—Julie Turkewitz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
The most recent bloodshed occurred in the region of Puno, a heavily Indigenous part of Peru, after villagers from remote Aymara communities arrived by the thousands in the city of Juliaca.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
The lake, Bolivia’s second largest, is very shallow, and has traditionally ebbed and flowed, according to both scientists and the lake’s long-time Aymara inhabitants.
—NBC News, 3 Aug. 2021
In Bolivia's highlands, a dozen Aymara students on bicycles, covered from head-to-toe in protective suits, hats and face masks, arrive at their school for the start of the 2021 school year amid an uptick in coronavirus infections in the Andean country.
—Paola Flores, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
The goal of the travesía was in part to shine a light on the network of paths that, along with the culture of the Andean Aymara llama herders who still use them, is fading from existence.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
Climate change has brought long-term pressure to the Aymara people’s fragile subsistence but this year’s crop failure is unprecedented.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
For instance, before meals, Quechua and Aymara peoples throw coca leaves or spill their drinks on the ground to share their food with these beings as a sign of gratitude and reciprocity.
—Mario Orospe Hernández, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
In Peru, the most recent bloodshed occurred in the region of Puno, a heavily Indigenous part of the country, after villagers from remote Aymara communities arrived by the thousands to the city of Juliaca.
—Julie Turkewitz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
The most recent bloodshed occurred in the region of Puno, a heavily Indigenous part of Peru, after villagers from remote Aymara communities arrived by the thousands in the city of Juliaca.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
The lake, Bolivia’s second largest, is very shallow, and has traditionally ebbed and flowed, according to both scientists and the lake’s long-time Aymara inhabitants.
—NBC News, 3 Aug. 2021
In Bolivia's highlands, a dozen Aymara students on bicycles, covered from head-to-toe in protective suits, hats and face masks, arrive at their school for the start of the 2021 school year amid an uptick in coronavirus infections in the Andean country.
—Paola Flores, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
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