"It wasn’t always this way - Andean civilisation was traditionally pretty egalitarian. Women could inherit property, and power wasn’t a men’s-only club. Then the Spanish arrived and brought with them something called ‘Patriarchy,’ and the rest is history."

#OtherPeoplesExperiences #Peru #Colonisation #GenderGap #MachuPicchu #SYSCA #IntrepidTravel #WomensExpedition

https://shityoushouldcareabout.substack.com/p/i-went-to-machu-picchu-and-all-i