On this episode, Dr. Sofía Chacaltana-Cortez (Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya) shares with the listeners her work on Andean archaeology, and imperial influences on pre-Hispanic and Hispanic communities of the past.

What were local communities doing outside Inca centers of power and how variable were ancient relationships between people and the environment around them? How do Sofía and her colleagues recognize the gender dynamics of ancient Andean societies more comprehensively? How old do Peru’s water governance systems date back to and what sociopolitical factors played important roles in pre-Hispanic water distribution?

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