Quechua and its media has come a long way in Peru but there is still much more to be done. There is still a stigma that follows Quechua as a language for the poor and uneducated but is wrong. I am currently studying Quechua. It is sad that I lived in Peru for 10 years […]

There is not much presence of Quechua in Twitter and Facebook. @hablemosquechua is twitter handle with the most hits when it comes to Quechua. it is mostly in Spanish but it teaches Quechua. It has a word or phrase of the day style so everyday  there are posts that help the person following the twitter to […]

Having their own TV, radio and blogs is helping keep Quechua alive. Not long ago, Quechua was a language at risk of extinction. Many articles gave Quechua a tragic ends as many Peruvian have  a long ingrained prejudice against speaking Quechua.  Even the government was against supporting Quechua. Most Peruvians had a romanticize view of Quechua as the language of […]

In the 70’s, there was a wave of movies with themes about agriculture and people who live on the countryside. The movies were based on national literature with huge indigenous tendencies. Some examples of this movies are: Kuntur Wachana (1977), Laulico (1980), Los Perros Hambrientos (1976) and Yawar Fiesta (1986). Laulico was one of the first movies that was 100% in Quechua. It is about […]

Out of all the media outlets, Television in Quechua is in its most primitive stage. There are no Quechua channels in Peruvian television. Not even shows are broadcasted that are fully in Quechua. There is one show that teaches Quechua but it is once a week and it does not have high rankings. Quechua in […]

Due to the high internet penetration in Peru compare to other countries with the same economic level, people from all over Peru can have some kind of internet access. It may not be fast speed broadband but it is usually dialup instead. Most peruvian even in urban areas use an internet caffe to access the internet. For about […]

The most widely use Quechua  communication outlet is the radio. It is economical and not hard to set up. Most of these radio stations are privately finance,  partially finance by NGO’s or companies such as Xtrata, they are not protected in any way by the government. Quechua radio is predominant in the Andes but most of […]

 Even though, Quechua has been in Peru longer than Spanish, it only became an official language in 1975. However, not much was done to promote Quechua as an official language until recently. The new found interest of the government  to include Quechua speakers in politics and other topics is helping the growth of new quechua communication outlets. […]

Quechua is the second most spoken language in Peru. About 13% of the population speaks Quechua.  However, Quechua speakers are discriminated against.  The views are changing about Quechua but not long ago people who spoke Spanish as a second language were ridiculed by the Spanish speakers. In other words, bilingual Peruvians (Spanish and Quechua speakers) were mistreated by […]