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| Centro de Estudios Andinos | |
|---|---|
| Name | Centro de Estudios Andinos |
| Native name | Centro de Estudios Andinos |
| Established | 1970s |
| Type | Research institute |
| Location | Andes |
Centro de Estudios Andinos
The Centro de Estudios Andinos is a research institute focused on the highland regions of the Andes, bringing together scholarship on Andes, Andean civilizations, Quechua people, Aymara people and related societies. It engages scholars working on topics connected to Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina and Chile through interdisciplinary collaborations with institutions such as Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Universidad de San Andrés (Bolivia), Universidad de Santiago de Chile and Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Founded in the later 20th century amid debates following the Bolivian National Revolution and the agrarian reforms of Peru (Land Reform) movements, the institute grew from initiatives by scholars associated with Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, Smithsonian Institution projects, and comparative teams from Cambridge University and Harvard University. Early directors included researchers who had collaborated with Hiram Bingham, field teams inspired by the discoveries at Machu Picchu, and archaeologists linked to expeditions such as the Ica expeditions and surveys of Nazca Lines. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s the center responded to crises tied to Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso), policy shifts after the Washington Consensus, and conservation debates following the establishment of Manu National Park and Pero National Reserve.
The center's stated mission centers on regional studies of the Andes with emphasis on cultural heritage, linguistic diversity, environmental change, and social movements. Research agendas align with comparative projects on Inca Empire, Tiwanaku, Wari culture, and contemporary issues involving extractive industries debates such as conflicts around Yanacocha and Conga mine proposals. The institute prioritizes work on indigenous rights resonant with cases like The Mapuche conflict and legal frameworks such as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights rulings affecting indigenous territories.
Governance has typically included a board drawn from universities and cultural agencies: representatives from Ministerio de Cultura (Peru), Ministerio de Culturas, Descolonización y Despatriarcalización (Bolivia), and delegations from the Organization of American States. Academic partnerships extend to centers like the Getty Conservation Institute, the Royal Geographical Society, and museums such as the Museo Larco, Museo Nacional de Antropología (Mexico), and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Funding and grant relations have involved foundations such as the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and programs like the Humanities Research Council.
Core activities include archaeological fieldwork at sites comparable to Chan Chan and Kuelap, ethnohistorical projects examining archives like the Archivo General de la Nación (Peru), and linguistic surveys of Quechua languages, Aymara language and Shuar language variants. The center organizes symposia with participants from institutions such as University of Oxford, Yale University, University of California, Berkeley and cultural NGOs like CIPCA and FLACSO. Training programs have included collaborations with the International Council on Archives and workshops on heritage conservation in partnership with the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property.
The center issues monographs, working papers, and a peer-reviewed journal that situates research alongside titles published by Cambridge University Press, Duke University Press, and Ediciones Cátedra. Its bibliographic databases compile entries from holdings in libraries such as the Biblioteca Nacional del Perú, Library of Congress, and the British Library. Digital initiatives have linked with projects like Map of Indigenous South America and repositories maintained by WorldCat and the Social Science Research Council.
Scholars associated with the center include archaeologists and anthropologists who have worked on topics connected to Pachacamac, Chavín de Huántar, and Tiwanaku, and who later held posts at University of Chicago, Stanford University, University of Michigan, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Alumni have become ministers and public intellectuals visible in contexts such as the Peruvian presidential administrations and policy forums like the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
The institute has influenced heritage policy debates around nominations to the UNESCO World Heritage List, conservation plans for sites like Machu Picchu and Qhapaq Ñan, and scholarly discourse in journals such as Latin American Antiquity and The Journal of Latin American Studies. It has been recognized by awards from bodies including the Latin American Studies Association and cited in legal cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and policy reports issued by UNESCO and the World Bank.
Category:Andean studies institutions Category:Research institutes in South America