Colorful costumes, dances and offerings to Mother Earth welcomed The Andean New Year, an important event for native communities emerging from the National Reserve of Lake Titicaca located in Peru's Southern Puno region.
This New Year marks the beginning of a new agricultural cycle, considered the starting point for the reorganization of the Earth.
On this occasion, the celebration was held in Llachon, a town where many community representatives gathered.
Visitors were welcomed by the authorities and locals, who served as hosts of this pro-community-integration and cultural-identity-strengthening festivity. The hosting committee was also composed of the National Reserve of Lake Titicaca's staff.
On June 21, representatives of the 16 Reserve Conservation Committees participated in a ritual ceremony to pay homage to the Apu (God) and to the sacred Titicaca Lake. The collective placed offerings aimed at thanking deities for providing wellness throughout the year.
By organizing the said event, the State-run National Service of Natural Protected Areas (Sernanp) promotes reevaluating High Andean native people's cultural traditions to boost the "intercultural attitude."
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Source: Andina
