Posts By: Jacquelyn Kovarik
Jacquelyn is currently a Foreign Language Area Studies Fellow at New York University, where she is studying Quechua and pursuing a masters degree in Latin American Studies and Journalism. Her research focuses on contemporary social change in Bolivia and Peru, with an emphasis on transitional justice and initiatives for well-being and resilience in Andean communities. In 2016 she filmed and produced a documentary about families fighting for reconciliation in a post-dictatorship Bolivian society.
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Newly Discovered Nazca Lines and Other Geoglyphs Found in Peruvian Desert
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: 4 Killed, Hundreds Injured in Venezuelan Border Clashes
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: 2 Dead After Flooding in Peru
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Torrential Rain Kills 25 in Bolivia
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Bolivia Launches New Public Healthcare Program Amid Strikes
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Ex-Officers Arrested in Killing of Marielle Franco, Brazilian Politician and Activist
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Ancient Four-Legged Whale found in Peru
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: After Assange Arrest in London, Ecuador’s Moreno Calls Him a ‘Spoiled Brat’
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Facing Arrest, Peruvian Ex-President Alan García Kills Himself
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. […] Read More >
March 12, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
‘Birds of Passage’ Film Review: Indigenous Communities Rewrite the Drug War
This article, by Jacquelyn Kovarik and Aimar Arizmendi, was originally published in NACLA. Read the original article here. At first glance, “Birds of Passage” (“Pájaros de Verano”) promises a tale […] Read More >