SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF QUECHUA WOMEN DURING THE PANDEMIC COVID-19

Sosa Bitulas L.A.; de Piscoya L.O.; Alarcón Vila P.A.; Ríos Ramírez R.R.; Paye Apaza D.A. · Dialogo Andino (2025) · DOI: 10.4067/s0719-26812025000100005

Resumen

This study aimed to analyze the narratives and survival strategies of Quechua women in high Andean communities of Abancay, Collao, and Pisac during the Covid-19 pandemic, Peru, 2023, from phenomenology. The sample was 27 adult women who self-identified as Quechua. The qualitative analysis made possible the mapping of codes and identification of clusters evidencing three key dimensions: Culture and Tradition, Health and Welfare, and Food and Resources. The semantic network generated from the analysis of the co-occurrence of terms revealed that the family constituted the nucleus around which coping strategies gravitated. The results showed the preponderant role of spirituality, cultural practices, and traditional medicine as emotional and material support. The experience of Quechua women during the pandemic reveals a complex interaction between tradition and adaptation, where ancestral knowledge systems and traditional social structures are mobilized and reconfigured in response to contemporary challenges.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana; Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios; Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga