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CHUYMA ARU

Asociación Chuyma de Apoyo Rural

(Chuyma Rural Support Association)

Puno, Peru


Chuyma Aru is an NGO composed of Aymara professionals from three indigenous communities in Puno, Southern Peru. Since 1990 they have assisted nearby Aymara communities in the design and implementation of an alternative development strategy based on reviving Andean agricultural technology and the knowledge of Aymara culture.


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