Water Ceremonies
The Andean people see water as much more than a basic resource.
Water as a living thing
Water is a living thing, provider of life and a source of energy for the universe. They communicate with the water and treat it with respect. Water is the blood of our Pachamama (mother earth) and it nourishes and forms part of every molecule of her children; animal, vegetable or mineral.
Water as a divine object
Water comes from the God Wirakocha, the creator of the universe, who fertilized Pachamama and allowed the reproduction of life. It is a divinity that is present in the lakes, seas, rivers and all sources of water.
Water allows the integration of all living things and articulates nature and human society. It is the blood of the earth and the Andean universe. It allows the practice of reciprocation in families, family groups and Andean communities. Water “belongs to everyone and no one”. It belongs to the earth and to all living things, including humans. It is distributed according to necessity, traditions and norms of communities and cyclic availability.
Water behaves according to the ecosystems, seasons and circumstances without following any strict rules. It depends on time, weather and topography. Andean society, like water, is constantly open to all that it faces, incorporating selected elements from other cultures that compliment their own.
On the 21st of March there is a cleansing and purification ceremony. Contact us for more information.
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