Skip to content
Quechua language word search with Andean words like illapa, huaca, and quipu.
Word Search

Apus, Los Espíritus de las Montañas Word Search

View Word Search →

Download as-is, or customize
to fit your needs.

About:

This 24-word Quechua vocabulary word search explores apus—mountain spirits central to Andean spirituality and culture. Hidden words include illapa (thunder), huaca (sacred place), quipu (record-keeping device), and capacocha (ritual offering), reflecting indigenous Andean worldviews. Use it in a high school Spanish or indigenous-studies class, or as supplementary material in a unit on Quechua language and Peruvian heritage.

Subject:
Foreign Languages
Topic:
Other Languages
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated May 2025

Word List

  • WAKA
  • ILLAPA
  • HUACA
  • QUIPU
  • MARKA
  • ACHACHILA
  • RUNA
  • CAPACOCHA
  • NEVADOS
  • SAMAY
  • AMARU
  • KILLA
  • HUAYTA
  • WAYRA
  • PIRI
  • HATUN
  • MUNAY
  • AYNI
  • TINKU
  • WILLKA
  • HAMPI
  • TATU
  • PUSOQ
  • CHAULLA

How to Use This Word Search

Print this word search for early finishers, vocabulary review, or classroom warm-ups. Click 'View Word Search' to change the grid size, swap words, or adjust difficulty before downloading.

Related Activities

Mohawk Place Names

This printable worksheet for 9th graders presents twenty place names in Mohawk language (including Kawehnokeh, Ahnawate, and Kanaatakon) for students to locate on a map and translate.

Che tempo fa? Assessment

This multi-part Italian assessment for Grade 6 covers weather vocabulary (fa caldo, piove, nevica) and conjunctions (e, ma).

Animalia Latine Word Search

This 31-word Latin animal vocabulary word search builds recognition of common fauna terms for middle and early high school Latin students.

Amor o la Caridad Word Search

This 40-word Spanish vocabulary word search explores adjectives related to love and charity for Spanish learners in Grades 6–8.

Roaring Twenties 2 Word Search

This 10-word Roaring Twenties word search covers 1920s American history for Grades 7–9 solvers.

Filipino Poetry and Letter Writing Crossword

A 10-clue crossword in Filipino covering poetry and letter-writing terms.

Browse More Activities