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cabaña Sector of pastures of livestock estate assigned to one shepherd family

carga Regionally variable measure of weight; in Puno it equaled four to five arrobas

caserío Central building complex of livestock hacienda

ceja de la selva Eastern escarpment and piedmont of the Andes, bordering on the tropical rain forest

censo Mortgage imposed on real estate yielding an interest

chalona Dried and salted carcass of a sheep

chuño Freeze-dried potatoes

collpares Eroded spots of altiplano pastures with a surface of saline or nitrate minerals

compadrazgo Ties of fictive kinship between the sponsor of a lifecycle ritual (baptism, wedding, etc.) and the parents of the person or persons sponsored

composición Compact between the Crown and a private person that adjusted defective land titles during the colonial period in return for payment of a fee