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Andes of Ecuador
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Photo by Vijali Hamilton
Andes of Ecuador
In 1999, as work on the second World Wheel began, a Wisdom Center was started in the Andes of Ecuador. Visitors to the tiny Otavaleñan village of Peguche, high in the Andes, will find a two-story stone sculpture of "Achili Pachacamac," their pre-Incan deity carved with the help of the village. Three new projects flourished; an indigenous women’s group called, "Hwari Marki (Women’s Hands)" that helps single women develop crafts to sell so they can be independent; a charming bed and breakfast inn; and a school for the Otavaleñan children to preserve their culture.
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- Carving Achili Pachacamac with Chino from the village Peguche
- Vijali with Otavaleñan children
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Photo by Vijali Hamilton
- Achili Pachacama carved by Vijali with the help of the Peguche community in the Andes of Ecuador