The Consulate General of Peru in Chicago participated in the
This event was organized by
The Quechua Alliance at the headquarters of Northwestern University in the aforementioned metropolis.
It was attended by students, professors, and the public from various Latin American countries and the United States interested in the Quechua language.
They witnessed the observance of the ancestral ritual based on an offering to the Pachamama (Mother Earth).
Later, attendees exchanged ideas intended to keep the Quechua language alive and disseminate the cultural richness of one of Peru's official languages in the U.S.
The meeting concluded with a concert featuring Quecha hip-hop singer, Liberato Kani, and other artistic expressions, such as scissors dancing, Quechua-language tales, among others.
It must be noted that
The Quechua Alliance disseminates said language and Andean culture in the North American country.