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Up for sale is a highly unique and incredibly rare piece of Peruvian cultural history. "Leyendas: Selected Myths and Legends of Peru" is a private, small-batch anthology published in 1975 in Lima, Peru. It was never made commercially available or sold in bookstores.
This booklet was entirely researched and compiled as a special classroom project by less than twenty students at the prestigious Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt (The American School of Lima).
Edited by teacher Genevieve Huber, this book represents a dedicated effort by local students to preserve traditional Andean and coastal oral histories.
Spanning 67 pages, the book acts as an authentic time capsule of ancient Peruvian mythology. It features 16 traditional legends, including
Divine Origin of the Incan Empire
The Legend of the Giants
The Ayar Brothers
Ollantay
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The book features striking, minimalist pre-Columbian inspired black-and-white line art illustrated primarily by student artist Nora Yip. The foreword explicitly prints the full names of the fifteen student contributors (including Ayala, Calderón, Voysest, Macher, Rueda, Brownell, Liendo, Bellido, Hummel, Padilla, Arbe, Goldin, Salas, and Jo), making this an excellent piece of school memorabilia for Colegio Roosevelt alumni.
