Living in the shadow of a mountain, it is difficult to pretend that you are bigger than nature, more able to outlast her, with the right to try to conquer and vanquish her.
Would that everybody, especially those who see themselves as "rulers," live in the shadow of a mountain.
Online posts in Brazil, Peru and Chile falsely attributed the events to dam breakages, arson and climate research centers that study the atmosphere — sowing confusion, deflecting conversations about #ExtremeWeather preparedness, and politicizing #climate action, the study concluded."
The ponds in Salinas de Maras have been used for salt extraction since the pre-Inca period, and have been in continuous operation since then. Located in the Sacred Valley, the Salinas consist of approximately 4,500 salt pans, set in stepped terraces of irregular stone walls that follow the Qaqahuiñay hill. These traditional salt mining practices have a lower environmental impact than industrial methods.
Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers in the last six decades due to climate change, according to a new government inventory released on Wednesday.
Peru glaciers decimated by climate change -report
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By Marco Aquino
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers in the last six decades due to climate change, according to a new government inventory released on Wednesday
It’s 11pm and I’m making chicken stock in a large 12 quart stock pot from two hens we bought today! Normally I make this Peruvian soup/stew for my wife in a single day, but it takes all day. This way, I can leave it in the fridge overnight to help the fat solidify on top, plus we can have soup for lunch tomorrow instead of having to wait until dinner. The house smells amazing, but it’s late! #Peru#food#cooking
Today in Labor History November 4, 1780: The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Peru began. The Spanish captured and executed Tupac in 1781, but the rebellion continued for another year. Many women participated in the rebellion, including Tupac’s wife, Micaela Bastidas, who commanded her own battalion, and who many claimed was even more daring than her husband. The uprising began because of “reforms” by the colonial administration that increased taxes and labor demands on both indigenous and creole populations. However, there was also an ongoing desire to overthrow European rule and restore the pre-conquest Incan empire. And though this would merely replace one feudal power with another, there were also Jacobin and proto-communist elements to the rebellion. Most of the Tupamarista soldiers were poor peasants, artisans and women who saw the uprising as an opportunity to create an egalitarian society, without the cast and class divisions of either the Spanish or Incan feudal systems.
Renowned Huachiperi/Matsigenka shaman Alberto Manqueriapa proudly shows off two cultivated varieties of hayapa (Brugmansia suaveolens), the unrivaled master plant in both Matsigenka and especially Huachiperi shamanism and herbal healing.
For more on this powerful plant see my post "The Path of Day and Night":
Stairway to heaven: the Matsigenka word for Bauhinia vine is "omoguititsa inkite", 'the umbilical cord of the sky'. In ancient times, this vine connected the earth to the celestial realm, but the connection was severed due to greed and aggression of earth-bound primordial beings against the star-people. In shamanic trance induced by master plants like ayahuasca and Brugmansia, the celestial connection is re-established. The Matsigenka people live in the upper Amazon region of southeastern Peru, the same region where Peter Matthieson traveled for his book The Cloud Forest.
Peru has lost more than half its water reserves as glaciers rapidly melt (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers in the last six decades due to climate change, according to a new government inventory released on Wednesday.