The great temple, Ollantaytambo, for the Inca was a place that brought harmony between all elements of nature. In the old days, it was also a place where traders came to exchange their goods. Today, many people of the Sacred Valley still come to celebrate the gift of natural resources. Abeja acknowledges that a blending of cultures is inevitable, but that we can make choices about which elements of different cultures we wish to adopt. Have your students do a compare and contrast on what the people of Ayacucho have, and what your students have - both the good things and the bad.
Cars can be great, but so is a healthy environment, etc.
If you want to take it to another level, ask students if they can predict which things from the two lists WILL have more influence on a global level. Kids' Version available This dispatch discloses Kevin's frustrations with always being labeled as Japanese or Chinese in Peru. Concerns the importance of ethnic identity and the ways in which we are forced to defend who we are. If your students are ethnically diverse, Kevin provides a huge in to discussing what they dislike about stereotypes. The Sendero Luminoso in Peru's Central Highlands Kids' Version available The history of one of Peru's most violent guerilla groups, the Sendero Luminso, begins to unfold.