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Minka (communal work)
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<p><i>Mink'a</i>, <i>Minka</i>, <i>Minga</i> also <i>mingaco</i> is an <a href="/facts/Inca_Empire/GjNowI6t">Inca</a> tradition of community work/voluntary collective labor for purposes of social utility and community infrastructure projects. It is practiced in several <a href="/facts/Latin_America/Qmx9Jx2a">Latin American</a> countries. <i>Mink'a</i> can adopt different ways of expressing community, such as the construction of public buildings and infrastructure, or benefit a person or family, such as needing help when harvesting potatoes or other agricultural products. Usually, the <i>mink'a</i> labor is without salary, such as in the public works projects <i>of</i> <a href="/facts/Ocra_(Peru)/TAL1hCmz">Ocra</a>, a <a href="/facts/Tenant_farmer/bA22DeDG">campesino</a> community in the Andes. Faenas are seen as a labor tribute to the community or a cash-free form of local taxation. <i>Mink'a</i> is mainly practiced in <a href="/facts/Colombia/nl7r8Q2u">Colombia</a>, <a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD">Peru</a>, <a href="/facts/Ecuador/Tdv7czY4">Ecuador</a>, <a href="/facts/Bolivia/YNBoDKKR">Bolivia</a>, <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a>, and <a href="/facts/Paraguay/sbzfv4Rl">Paraguay</a>. </p>