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Qhishwa-Aymara people (Bolivia and Peru)

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(Source for all Qhishwa-Aymara flags: NAVA's Native American www pages.)
by Kjell Roll Elgsaas, 1997-12-14

by Kjell Roll Elgsaas, 1997-12-14

Peru paired national flag.

Qhishwa-Aymara sub-divisions:

Antinsuyu Region

by Kjell Roll Elgsaas, 14 Dec 1997

Cinchausuyu Region

by Kjell Roll Elgsaas, 14 Dec 1997

Kuntinsuyu Region

by Kjell Roll Elgsaas, 14 Dec 1997

Qullansuyu Region

by Kjell Roll Elgsaas, 14 Dec 1997 These flags have been adopted for the indigenous organizations of the Qhishwa-Aymara Indians (called a whipala (= banner) in Quechua language).

The local flags are single coloured square flags. The colours used are red, orange, yellow, white, green, purple, blue, light blue, pink, dark red, coffee, lead, ochre, black, and light green. The symbolism of the colors is red for earth, orange for society and culture, yellow for energy, white for time, green for economy, blue for space, and purple for policy.

The Qhishwa-Aymara (Quechua-Aymara in Spanish) have four flags, all square (as a symbol of equality), based in designs probably 2000 years old: The Continental flag (used by the native peoples to represent Latin America (Awyayala in Quechua): plain white. The National Flag (Tawantinsuyu): quartered with seven horizontal stripes: red, orange, yellow, white, green, blue, and purple. The banner is called sullpu. According to the Andean culture, the national flag is flown as part of a pair. The pair of the national flag is square and quartered red and green in the top, and white and yellow in the bottom. Is called taru and represents the equality of the four territories. The continental flag also is has a pair. It is white (?) with a zig-zag cross with a central disc of two-colors (I only have a black and white image). This symbol is named chakana and the disc represents the day and the night. Jaume Ollé