“…Such activities have had a lasting influence on linguistic studies related to the Andean region in particular. One of the first experimental programs aiming to incorporate a variety of Quechuan in bilingual education operated in Quinua near Ayacucho (Peru) between 1964 and 1968 (Zúñiga and Carrasco 1978). The recognition of Quechua as an official language in Peru did not lead to a lasting intervention of the state in educational matters involving the indigenous languages.…”