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Quechua Benefit-Mission in the Andes

Quechua Benefit, a non-profit tax-exempt organization in both the United States and Peru, is dedicated to providing r ...

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Maria's Story

Peru knocks the wind out of me, the high altitude steals air from my lungs, bitter nights chill my bones, and I grow sil ...

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Build It and They Will Come

It was 4:30 A.M. as I sat in the back seat of the car staring out into the darkness, on my way to the airport, sister at ...

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New Beginnings

The midday sun in the high sierra of Peru is blinding. I close my eyes and consider the evolution of Quechua Benefit, wh ...

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Sister Antonia and the Mystic Power of Peru's Cuy

Sister Antonia Kayser is a plucky 81 year-old Catholic nun with a secret. Born and raised in the borough of Brooklyn, Ne ...

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The Quechua People: An Abandoned Race

The indigenous Indians of Peru are unique in the modern world. They are uniformly spiritual, uninterested in politics ...

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Quechua Benefit; The Expanding Mission in the Andes

Quechua Benefit began in 1996 with a modest trip from Portland, Oregon to Macusani, Peru. There were five team members; ...

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A New Dawn in the Ancient Andes

Over the years, Julie and I have done business with Michell Co., S.A. purchasing everything from alpaca tops to top coat ...

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CASA CHAPI: THE STORY BEHIND THE NAME

Suddenly the men in charge of the caravan heard a voice emanating from the statue crying, “Chaypi! Chaypi!,” others heard, “Chajachay! Chajachay!” and still others heard, “Chaj! Llallapi!” According to Quechua speakers these words are from the Aymara language and means “right here.”

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BUILDING A FUTURE

Quechua Benefit will begin construction of Casa Chapi in March of 2009. Bricks will be laid, timbers raised and soon a home will appear. The complex, when complete, will be 38,150 square feet.

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