A doctoral student in Peru has made history by becoming the first person to write and defend a thesis in Quechua – the language of the Incas, which is still spoken by millions of people in the Andes.

CCARHUACC LICAPA, Peru -- Leila Ccaico walked slowly to the front of her class in a rural village in the Andes. Reluctantly, she faced her classmates, obeyed her teacher's orders and started to sing ...

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Renata Flores is a 19-year-old young artist and activist who sings in Quechua, the official language of the Incas She could pass off as another 19 year old in Peru if it wasn’t for her voice. And when ...

The best way to learn a language is to eat, sleep, live and breathe it. Joanne O'Connor immerses herself in Peruvian life on a Spanish course and home stay in Cusco.