IMBABURA
TAYTAMAMAKUNA
KAWSAY.
Project
Highlights.
A cultural preservation and education project of the Foundation that respectfully empowers local indigenous elders, the runa taytamamakuna. Indigenous cultural activist and photographer Rafael Perez Anrango captured their images and stories in their own Kichwa language. A photo exhibition is shown in galleries and libraries in Ecuador and the U.S. and the Kichwa-English-Spanish book including the exhibition contents is available on Amazon, in selected bookstores, and at our office.
Project
Impact.
Wichana Foundation - Imbabura Taytamamakuna Kawsay Project
Wichana Foundation - Imbabura Taytamamakuna Kawsay Project
Taytamamakuna Otavalo Exhibit
Imbabura Taytamamakuna Kawsay (Kichwa)
Taytamamkuna Kawsay - Interviews
The Lives of Indigenous Elders in Cotacachi and Otavalo
Imbabura Taytamamakuna Kawsay
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