A couple of weeks ago, I found a nice book about the life of the
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, who is one of the most famous peruvian writers, due to his contribution to the literature about the history of the former Inca Empire. Garcilaso de la Vega was not a real Inca (name only given to any of the 13 kings of this empire), but he belonged to the first generation of peruvian mestizos, since his father was Spanish and his mother a descendant of the Inca nobility.
His life was made of great knowledge about these two cultures, and he witnessed the first years of cultural and economic weakening of the Inca Empire towards the expansion of the Spanish colony. His works are good information sources for people wanting to learn about the Andean cosmovision and the reasons why the peruvian culture is so diverse and sometimes untolerant among people from different regions. I am glad I took a look at it now, especially because my work around tourism in the Andean region demands a better understanding of the mentality and traditions in the cities where we want to apply traditional knowledge. I look forward to link succesfully this Inca cultural background with the events and tourist products that we want to develop…