US EditionInti Raymi Returns as an Act of Resistance
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Inti Raymi returns as an act of resistance
For hundreds of years, the Spanish banned the Incan Festival of the Sun—the Andean New Year. But since the middle of the 20th century, Inti Raymi has been back. Today, communities, cities, towns and even universities hold Inti Raymi celebrations. They make offerings, light fires and incense. They say prayers to Pachamama and Inti, the sun. They sing and dance. And it’s not just a celebration. It is an act of resistance. This is episode 50 of S…
Indignation in Ayacucho! Gentante was trapped in an elevator during labor in the new health centerThey find bodies of three mountaineers missing in Ancash: They ask for support to recover the remainsIn the midst of a bright sun, the warmth of the people, and the applause of thousands of attendees, this 24 June was held one more edition of Inti Raymi, famous Cusqueña staging, which was first established in the 15th century by Inca Pachacuteq, and…
Faced with the theatricalization of Inti Raymi, the most important cultural festival in Cusco, the local authorities urge locals, as well as national and foreign visitors to contribute to safeguarding the cultural heritage in Sacsayhuamán and other points where the staging will take place.
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