Anthony is a translation and interpretation student at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas in Lima. His mother tongue is Quechua and he holds an advanced certificate in Collao Quechua from the Ministerio de Cultura. Rodrigo has been teaching with the Collective since 2020.

Daniel Miranda Huallpa is a Quechua historian. He is part of the project Glosas Croniquenses that collects terms of indigenous original from the XVIth century. He’s also part of the Kamaq Yachachiqkuna team, for the development of science in Quechua.

Elena is an Italian physicist who studied in Austria and currently works there. She enjoys exploring new languages, knitting and crafting. In 2024 she co-founded Yupaychay – Quechua Network , reflecting her commitment to cultural preservation and community building.

Elwin Huaman is a Researcher, Project Manager, and an Activist for Under-Resouraced Languages. He has experience creating Knowledge Graphs and applying Semantic Web technologies in academia and industry.

Emma is an editor and translator from France and Peru. She studied at Sciences Po and Columbia University, and completed a 4-year Quechua diploma from INALCO in Paris. She has been teaching Quechua since 2020 and also works on various revitalization projects involving other indigenous languages of the Americas.

Gonzalo studied history and Latin American Studies at NYU. There, he learnt Quechua under Odi Gonzales and acted as president of the Runasimi Outreach Collective. He has also worked as an Quechua interpreter for immigration cases in the United States. He currently lives and works in Lima.

Juan Tueros Ceron was born in Apurimac and is a native Quechua speaker. He is a cultural promoter for an association of Apurimac residents in the capital of Peru and spreads the customs of his town in Lima.

Milagros is a teacher specializing in Intercultural Bilingual Education and speaks Quechua of the Collao variant. She is interested in volunteer work, cultural management, and the analysis of traditional pedagogical practices. She wishes to promote the decolonization of knowledge through research.

Nicaela is a linguist and a children’s book illustrator. She is also the coordinator of the publishing house “Atuq Yachachiq” (@atuqyachachiq) based in Cochabamba, Bolivia.