- Let’s Take Care of the Environment
Belinda Tax is a former representative of the municipality of Santa Catarina Palopó in the department of Sololá, Guatemala. She sends us a message in Kaqchikel and Spanish to take care of the environment. https://youtu.be/9nn8pljAkT0 HOME CENTRAL AMERICA - The Danger of Genetically Modified Seeds
In Guatemala, there are international companies promoting genetically modified seeds, which represents a great threat to the country’s biodiversity. Other entrepreneurs are opting for monoculture, which also poses a threat to forests and the crops of indigenous peoples. The National Network for the Defense of Food Sovereignty in Guatemala is joining efforts with ancestral authorities […] - PACHA PUQUY KILLA 2023
March 21th, 2023 Photographs: Yoselin Rondan Previous Next Pacha Puquy Killa Festival The autumn equinox is not only a change of season, but the passage from feminine time to masculine time, the passage to the great maturation of the fruits of the nurturing of life, also known as the Pacha Puquy Killa. The celebration at […] - Qhapaq Inti Rayma: An Ancestral Celebration
Thursday, December 22, 2022 Lima, Peru Previous Next Travelers gather at the Oracle of Pachakamaq On December 21, the summer solstice occurred in the southern hemisphere, marking the beginning of the summer season. It is a day when the greatest difference in duration between day and night occurs, and sunlight illuminates the Earth in such […] - UNMSM Celebrates Inti Raymi 2022
Friday, July 01, 2022 Lima, Peru Photographs: Yoselin Rondan Reyes Previous Next Inti Raymi ceremony held at the National University of San Marcos Inti Raymi is one of the most important ancestral ceremonies in honor of Tayta Inti, where the return of the sun, the rebirth of nature, and the beginning of a new stage […] - Homage to Kurakas Tawlichuko, Kaxapaxa And Ñusta Asarpay in Rimaq Marka
Monday, March 07th, 2023 Lima, Peru Previous Next The indigenous peoples of Peru who reside in the capital, Lima (Rimaq Marka: People who speak), have organized themselves in the Tawantinsuyu Kamachiq of Rimaq Marka, which is the Great ancestral council made up of Yachaq (wise grandparents or native priests), the hamawtas (possessors of ancestral knowledge), […] - Change of Ancestral Authorities in San José Poaquil
Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 San José Poaquil, Guatemala On December 21, 2022, a change of ancestral authorities took place in the municipality of San José Poaquil in the department of Chimaltenango, Guatemala. Tat Cristobal Cojtí García, the Indigenous Mayor of Tecpán Guatemala, and a Counselor of the Great Council of the Eagle and the Condor […] - COP 27 Experience in Dahab, Egypt
Wednesday, March 09th, 2023 Dahab, Egypt The Cultural COP was an incredible experience that enriched my life on so many levels. I was amazed by the EarthRise Initiative, which brought together similar messages from all the participants in the group. Respectful listening, ceremony, and sharing created a mechanism of truth that strengthened the movement of […] - Tribute to the Fallen Brothers in Protests
Thursday, January 12, 2023 Lima, Perú Previous Next Ancestral ceremony performed by the elders of Rimaq Marka The Elderly members of the Rimaq Marka community held an ancestral ceremony to pay tribute to the brothers who fell during the protests that began last December (2022) in all regions of Peru, in which all protesters demand […]