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March NEWS!

Dear Friends of Qā€™ewar, Itā€™s almost SPRING/AUTUMN! There is lots of news from February to tell you about. The Qā€™ewar Project happily welcomed visitors from the U.S.A. early in February. Longtime advocate for Qā€™ewar and salesperson extraordinaire, Ms. Margret paid … Continue reading

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A Visitor’s Essay Jan 2007

I was intrigued by a talk (at the South America Explorers Club in Cuzco, Peru) given by Carmen Weick about her work at the Qā€™ewar Social Project, and so I organized a visit to the project in Andahuaylillas. It is … Continue reading

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Light-Filled News

End of December, 2006 During this special season at the end of the year, we at Qā€™ewar wanted to share with all our Friends a letter received from Ms. Kerry McCabe. Kerry is a 17 year veteran teacher working at … Continue reading

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December, 2006 Greetings to all our Friends around the World!

The rains have arrived in the Andean highlands! And everyone is very pleased that the rainy season has started with some vigor. The last two years have brought scant rain, so the ā€œnormalā€ onset of rain this year is welcomed. … Continue reading

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Mid- October, It’s Spring!

CONTINUED FROM THE SEPTEMBER NEWS! After dinner, which may or may not be around a table, activities wind down and there may be time for conversation, card games or black and white TV if they have electricity and a set. … Continue reading

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NEWS AT THE EQUINOX!

Spending some time in the workshops with the Qā€™ewar ladies, I had the opportunity to ask them about their daily life and how the week usually shaped up for them. It was generally agreed that wake-up time is 5 or … Continue reading

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A SEPTEMBER NEWSFLASH!!

The Q’ewar Project has received news that there is now a non-profit corporation in the USA, called FRIENDS OF QEWAR. This non-profit can now receive donations for the Project and the donors will receive a tax exemption from the US … Continue reading

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There are some new photos on the Q’ewar site.

Dear Friends of Qā€™ewar, There are some new photos on the Qā€™ewar site showing the medium sized dolls with curly hair, with traditional fiesta dress and village clothing, in addition to a photo of various accessories that can be an … Continue reading

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Noticias del Proyecto Qewar, Junio y Julio, 2006

Durante el mes de junio se celebran las fiestas mĆ”s importantes del calendario cuzqueƱo: Corpus Christie, y el SeƱor de Qoyllorritti, dentro del Ć”mbito catĆ³lico; y el Inti Raymi o fiesta del sol, que deviene de la Ć©poca de los … Continue reading

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Noticias del Proyecto Qewar, Junio y Julio, 2006

Durante el mes de junio se celebran las fiestas más importantes del calendario cuzqueño: Corpus Christie, y el Señor de Qoyllorritti, dentro del ámbito católico; y el Inti Raymi o fiesta del sol, que deviene de la época de los … Continue reading

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