Peru: life of the Quechua: up in the Andes, daily existence is a struggle for young people.(World)(Cover story)

Junior Scholastic | February 26, 2007| | Copyright

Eleven thousand feet high in Peru's Andes Mountains sit the villages of Chumpe (CHOOM-pee) and Poques (POKE-es). People here live much as their ancestors did, simply and close to nature. But for young people in this remote region of South America, the future can be uncertain.

Luis Quispe Illa, 14, is one of those young people. Until recently, Luis attended the Chumpe Poques elementary school, which sits between the two villages. Many of that school's students must walk long distances over mountain roads in freezing temperatures to get there. But Luis's trip to the ...

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