Thursday, February 28, 2013

PERU CONNECTION: Q'eswachaka: The last Inca rope bridge in Peru

PERU CONNECTION: Q'eswachaka: The last Inca rope bridge in Peru: Every year, the residents of Canas, Cusco meet to repeat a ritual that has lasted for at least 600 years. A thousand people, from four c...

Q'eswachaka: The last Inca rope bridge in Peru



Every year, the residents of Canas, Cusco meet to repeat a ritual that has lasted for at least 600 years. A thousand people, from four communities, spend three days weaving plant fibers togeth...
er to make the ropes that will form the Q’eswachaka Bridge, using techniques inherited from the Quehue people.

This is the only hanging bridge whose annual rebuilding process has been maintained for 600 years, the only one built entirely by hand, in a collective effort and using local fibers.
AMAZING!!!! The hanging bridge, which is 28 meters long, forms a part of the Inca road and building system, the Qhapaq Ñan.

Each family produces 70 meters of rope during the renovation. The raw materials must be collected, as it is the fiber of a grass, similar to the ichu, that grows in the puna. That requires walking long distances.


Once the fibers are dry, they are twisted and braided by hand. The technique is the same one used for hundreds of years, and is passed-down generation-by-generation, with the participation of the children in the task. During this process, and in the production of the large ropes, there are various rituals and ceremonies directed at the local apus and guardian mountains.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013





I believe to love something you need to know it.... I love my country and respect my inheritance. I want to share with visitors what we really have to offer: Our History


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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Friday, February 22, 2013

Marca Peru (with english subtitles).mp4


Lake Titicaca

TELL US : Have you lived the magic of being in Perú?
If you look for adventure, incredible sceneries and a story to tell, we recommend these five water rides you can not miss in Peru. Lake Titicaca, the Amazon, and the Ballestas Islands are just some of them. have you lived the magic of being in Peru?

 

Huanchaco

14km west of Trujillo, fishermen launch their reed rafts into the surf as they have for thousand of years. Even before Takaynamo's arrival, Huanchaco's fishermen were using their exquisitely crafted caballitos de totora (reed rafts).
There is a Peru for each and everyone ♥