{"id":20369,"date":"2026-06-27T14:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T14:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=20369"},"modified":"2026-06-27T14:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T14:59:56","slug":"the-misminay-people-of-peru-an-indiginous-community-in-the-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/the-misminay-people-of-peru-an-indiginous-community-in-the-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"The Misminay people of Peru – an indiginous community in the mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cusco has so much to offer, having once been the ancient capital of Peru. This region, which stands high in the Andean mountains, is home to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On route we asked our driver to stop so that we can see this field of Quinoa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you travel for about an hour and a half towards the Miras salt mines and the Moray archaeological site<\/a>, you come across the Misminay people (also known as Mullakas Misminay), a traditional, Quechua-speaking indigenous farming community. They are located at 3,700 meters above sea level and are famous for their experiential, community-based tourism, which preserves ancestral Inca agricultural, textile, and cultural traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were greeted warmly by one of the families in traditional dress, who placed flower necklaces over our heads before the procession moved on, playing flutes that accompanied a traditional song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n