The Inka Naani Project

Hello Everybody!

I have noticed that there are still a lot of people viewing my website and I was wondering if you understand what it is all about...as it is in Dutch... ; )

I am a student in Cultural Anthropology and have done research in Peru last year for my doctoral thesis. I went to Huaraz (8 hours from Lima to the north by bus) and did fieldwork in the Conchucos district from april untill june 2005. My research and thesis subject is the so-called Inka Naani Project of the Mountain Institute who work together with a small local organisation called Kuntur and the international conservation organization IUCN. This project combines conservation of a part of the Great Inca Route with local economic development and small scale tourism. My focus has been on the perspectives and values that the local people attach to this ancient route and how this is influenced by the project.

I made this website for my family and friends in the Netherlands while I was in Peru and it is written in journal style. As is usual on weblogs the first story on the top of the site is the one I have written last and if you scroll down you see the earlier posts. On the right a little bit lower you can click on the ARCHIVE button and will find posts on my research period. I have also written stuff on my travel-adventures through Peru, Bolivia and Chili.....however...all is written in DUTCH.

Luckily IMAGES speak an international language, so if you look on your right you will see alll kinds of pics. The first map is also the last I made and if you scroll down again you will find pictures of the Great Inca Road and the people who live there...also pics of Huaraz and the people I met there during my stay.

If you have any questions then you can click on the comment button below or e-mail me;  fcvugts@gmail.com

If you go to Peru ENJOY it a lot and GO WITH THE FLOW!

Fanny