Pakucha

In an Aymara community in the southern Andes of Peru, an alpaca-herding family gathers to celebrate the ritual of Uywa Ch’uwa, a ceremony in honor of Pakucha, the spirit of the alpaca.

81 min

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Worldview

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2021

Synopsis

In an Aymara community in the southern Andes of Peru, an alpaca-herding family gathers to celebrate the ritual of Uywa Ch’uwa, a ceremony in honor of Pakucha, the spirit of the alpaca. During the celebration, the entire family immerses themselves in a universe filled with the mysticism of Andean cosmovisions, where the ultimate goal is the genesis of new life.

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2021

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Indigenous peoples:

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Language:

Aymara

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Spanish, Catalan

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