ANTHRO 114R Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Felipe Guaman Poma De Ayala, Lake Titicaca, Market Town
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Ceremonial centers and landscapes were built environment (architecture, ground plan) represents axis mundi and microcosm of the universe. Ayni: reciprocity between individuals (often kin and/or neighbors, community. You cant do it on your own. Allows a community of individual farmers to fill more space. Like building a house ppl come to help. Payment (minka) = beer, coca, or food not usually money cuz can be offensive. Work for the state with huge party at the end. Road to copa cabana it is sacred. Lake titicaca very sacred for a long time. There are fishermen in the lake every morning. They like to play around too not just work and go home. All the land under the lake water is actually already claimed by ppl. Extremely cold but very nice in the afternoon. They are not domesticated you have a bad relationship with them. But on sundays it gets very packed everyone comes over to sell their things.
