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Motivated by the desire to create a sustainable, accessible, and ongoing means for public communication, since 2019 I manage and create content for the Instagram account of the Andean Lab. With a following of over 2,600 people predominantly based in Peru and the United States, the Andean Lab Instagram<\/a> account serves as a bilingual educational platform to share knowledge about the art, archaeology, architecture, and culture of the Andes for a general audience in both English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Arqueolog\u00eda, arte y cultura de los Andes | Andean archaeology, art, and culture | Led by Dr. Nair | By Alba Men\u00e9ndez Pereda and Gabriel Silva Collins<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t

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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tEVENT \/ The Andean Working Group will be hosting i<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"EVENT\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tEVENT \/ Tomorrow Wednesday, April 1st, Manuel Pera<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"EVENT\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tINFO \/ This double-jambed doorway at the site of W<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"INFO\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tEVENT \/ Join the Waystation Initiative this Thursd<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"EVENT\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tINFO \/ Many traditional Andean textiles are woven <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"INFO\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tINFO \/ Although llamas and alpacas are some of the<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"INFO\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tEVENT \/ The Andean Working Group is kicking off 20<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"EVENT\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tINFO \/ Did you ever expect to see a Chewbacca mask<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"INFO\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tEVENT \/ This Wednesday (Nov 12) at 1pm PT, the UCL<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"EVENT\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tEVENT \/ On October 29th, the Cotsen Institute of A<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"EVENT\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tEVENT \/ The first Andean Working Group of the 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"EVENT\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMEMBER \/ This fall, UCLA PhD student and Andean La<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"MEMBER\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tEVENT \/ We're kicking off the 2025-2026 academic y<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"EVENT\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMEMBER \/ This spring, doctoral researcher and Ande<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"MEMBER\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tEVENT \/ Dr. Elena Phipps, lecturer in the UCLA Dep<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"EVENT\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tEVENT \/ On September 20, Andean Lab director. Dr. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"EVENT\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tINFO \/ Waqrapukara is an Inka fortress located abo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"INFO\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tINFO \/ Chullpas are freestanding towers found in m<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"INFO\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tINFO \/ Niches are a frequent and widespread featur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"INFO\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tINFO \/ Archaeology constantly deals with sampling <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"INFO\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\t
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