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Yawar Fiesta

YAWAR FIESTA COTABAMBAS 28 JULY 4D/3N

 

Cotabambas has been sending its men into the mountains once a year for the past two centuries. Their mission is sacrilegious: to bring the Apu Inca, the sacred Inca bird and emissary of the Gods, down to earth. They will be celebrating the Yawar Fiesta with it, the blood festival on the Independence Day of the Republic of Peru. A condor, representing the Incas, will overpower a bull, the symbol of those Spanish conquistadors who brought a gruesome end to the mighty empire in the Andean clouds. The bureaucrats in the capital city of Lima have always considered this a barbaric custom. They tried to ban the bloody rituals in the 1930's. The bullfights had caused too many deaths because of the failure of the descendants of the Incas to use professional toreros and arenas. Rather, such events were held in the middle of populous village squares, with the most courageous men jumping out of the crowds and waving their ponchos to taunt the bulls.
And now they go and pick on the condor, long threatened with extinction, torturing and abusing the bird. That's what the animal-rights activists are saying; this year, they submitted yet another petition to ban the custom. But what do they know about the message from the gods and the power of this bird that comes down into the valley once a year to bear witness to human misery? The condor overcomes the bull, and a week later flies back to heaven and appeases the mountains.
Catching the bird-god is not easy. After spending six days on the peak, the men seem to be in a trance. Even though the village they've been living in all their lives is 11,000 feet above sea level and they have more blood in their veins than regular people. However, at the puna's 17,000 feet, every breath becomes an effort, and the cold air feels like a knife your throat.
 
Ceremony Organization.-

 

DAY 1.- We pick you up at 09:00, then We go on the road towards Cotabambas town. The transport time lasts 6 hours approximately, on the way We will be able to appreciate landscapes that adorn the route, the impressive Apurimac River Canyon “god or mountain that it speaks” from the high mountains will get down for 24 curves until the banks of the Apurímac river: place where we can make a stop to be able to get wet in waters of the river, then to continue in the route that ascent and to be able to arrive at Cotabambas.
Upon arrival we will have lunch in order to regain strength and rest a bit, after lunch we will have a horse ride around the town for a bit so know the places you have this typical mountain village and so this way knows a bit the typical places and end our first day journey. the one who mounts to the bull to be able to make it more fierce and like that to demonstrate the Andean force represented by the Condor and the Spanish force represented by the Bull. This act is not a lot of time since the idea is alone to demonstrate forces and it does not try of ill-treating animals.
DAY 2.-This day our breakfast will be at 8 a.m., then to be able to be present in a civic parade for the Anniversary of Peru, in a typical area of ceremony of a Peruvian population. This holiday consists of parades of all the institutions and communities who are going to Cochabamba’s square to produce honoring to Peru. The participants are schools of primary level, secondary level, rural neighborhoods and authorities of different communities.
After the ceremony of civic parade, we will have our lunch then to be able to estimate it her fights of roosters organized by the breeders of fighting cocks of different places, this participation is optional in the program.
DAY 03.- This day after the breakfast we will be able to know more  of the population visiting this way the place where the great square of the YAWAR FIESTA, very typical place for itself for being done with wood bars done by the settlers for every year that it take out  this traditional festivity.
In the afternoon after have a  lunch we will go to the bullring “Plaza de Toros”, place where we will estimate the traditional YAWAR HOLIDAY, YAWAR FIESTA , where we will be able to appreciate  to different bulls of different breeders who    take part supporting the person who is a person in charge of realizing the holiday called QARYUYOC, the bulls that take part in the holiday are not bulls of bullfights are simple bulls of the settlers who take part in this festivity, the principal attraction It is when the settlers extract the best bull in order that there measures forces with the condor, bird scavenger
In this ceremony very different from the rodeos of all places, here there will not be sacrifice of animal, alone it is the traditional game that is done, this ceremony ends with a popular holiday of the persons participant to the above mentioned holiday with Cotabambas's typical music and the happiness of his settlers.
DAY 4.- This last day after the breakfast we will back  in our transport with direction to Cusco, place where We will arrive  after  6 hours. Also where it will finish our tour of 4 days & 3 nights.
 
Yawar Fiesta
Yawar Fiesta
 

 

Our service includes:
  • Pick you up from your hotel.
  • Transportation from Cusco-Cotabambas-Cusco.
  • 3 Lunchs, 3 Dinners, 3 Breakfasts.
  • 3 nights in Hostel (basic services).
  • Guide english and spanish
  • Assistant of guide (for more than 8 passengers).
  • First aids.
Our Service does not include:
  • First  breakfast &last  lunch the last day.
  •  Snack and additional dishes.
 We advise to bring:
  •  Sun block.
  •  Clothes and comfortable Shoes.
  •  Jacket or Poncho (in case that rains).
  •  Video camera or (optional) camera of photos.

PRICE: 180.00 DOLLARS.

 

 
 



 

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