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Indigenous Nation:
Aymara
Nation State:
Bolivia
Language(s):
Aymara /
Spanish
UN Region:
Latin America and the Caribbean
ANTONIO ESPINOZA HUAYLLAS, Bolivian
Elder, Amauta (spiritual leader).
"My name is Antonio Espinoza Huayllas. I am an Amauta, originating from
the Collosuyo region. Today it is called Bolivia."
Dialogue Between:
Antonio Espinoza Huayllas, Aymara, Bolivia
and
Konrad Sioui, Huron Wyandot, Canada
Recorded during the Earth Summit and Global Forum in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil in June, 1992 this dialogue was the result of Antonio and Konrad
meeting each other in a taxi cab en route to a hotel where videotaping
with Konrad was to take place. By the end of the taxi ride, they
discovered they had a lot to share. A spontaneous moment was captured
between two strangers, intimately sharing their values, suffering, and
aspirations.
Full Transcript
Additional links for Antonio Espinoza Huayllas on this site:
Greeting from Antonio Espinoza Huyallas
Audio excerpt in Aymara and Spanish with English transcript
In this excerpt from a Dialogue between Antonio and Konrad Sioui, Antonio
shares the four traditional values of Aymara philosophy
Antonio offers a convocation to the great spirits and the martyrs of the
Indigenous struggle in a ceremony at Tiwanaku, Bolivia - Video
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