Ayni

Ayni or Ayniy (from the Quechua ) is a common cultural space of the Andes and the adjacent eastern lowlands, from pre-Columbian traditional form of labor in mutual help.

Members of the village community ( ayllu ) help a family in private projects, such as building a house or field work. Each family may even come to enjoy this assistance, and members of each family to help other families. During the work, the helpers are provided with food and drink.

Even today, the Ayniy is common in the Quechua and Aymara in Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.