The First Sunrise: An Aymara Creation Tale
In the time before time as we know it, in the age that the Aymara people call Nayra Pacha the time of the ancestors
When gods Judge Drinkers: An Andean Tale of Reckless Consumption
In the ancient times, when the boundaries between the sacred and the profane were still being established, when the great huacas still spoke directly
The Thunder God’s Punishment: An Illapa tale from Quechua
Long ago, in a village perched high on the terraced slopes of the Peruvian Andes, where the air was thin and crisp and the
The Tree That Counted Years
Long ago, in the high valleys of Oaxaca, the Zapotec people lived among mountains shaped by wind and rain. Their villages were built near
The Clay Woman Who Learned to Breathe
In the early ages of the world, before people walked confidently across the valleys and highlands of what is now Guatemala, the earth was
The River That Remembered Blood
Long before written records, in the valleys and mountains of what is now Oaxaca, the Mixtec people lived by rivers that shaped their days
The Path That Returned the Traveler
Long ago, in the highlands of Chiapas, the Tzotzil Maya lived in villages nestled between mountains and dense forests. Every river, hill, and trail
The Star That Fell into the Cacao Bowl
Long ago, when the heavens were alive with dancing stars and the earth was lush with forests of cacao, the people of the Maya
The Woman Who Held the Rain Jar
Long ago, in the mountains of Oaxaca, when the rivers were low and the earth cracked under the sun, the people prayed for rain.
The Stone That Would Not Be Carried
In a valley surrounded by volcanic hills and wide fields of maize, there lay a great stone unlike any other. It rested at the
