Many of the city’s residents still speak Quechua. In fact, some eight million people in the Andes mountain range still speak this ancient tongue. Recently, the Quechua community persuaded the authorities to change the name of Cuzco to Qosqo, since the phonetic pronunciation of Qosqo is closer to the original name in Quechua.

For some time now, the Watch Tower Society has provided Bible literature in Quechua so that the Quechua-speaking population may receive the Kingdom message in their native tongue. There are six locations where Christian meetings are conducted in that language.