The 1st of August we celebrate the Pachamama Day, and our mining camp becomes a tradition.
As every year, we carry out the ‘convido a la tierra’, an ancestral custom that consists of making offerings and rituals to ask the earth for protection and abundance, while at the same time showing gratitude for what has been harvested during the year.
In Aymara and Quechua, ‘pacha’ means earth, world and universe, while ‘mama’ means ‘mother’. Over time, this celebration has varied, taking on different forms and enriching itself with the cultural, historical and social legacies of different communities. In our case, we will take as an example the practices of the Kolla Andean Community, which is close to our project.
