The Andean Condor is one of the most magnificent birds of the world and a symbol of power and health. They also represent a strong connection with its land of origin or birth, because they do not migrate at all.
The Andean Condor is associated with the Sun deity and is the ruler of the Upper World. Condors rest at night and fly by day. They draw the dawn and the sun across the sky and because of that the bird is considered the messenger of the heavens and the carrier of our dreams and prayers, since the Condor flies much higher than any other winged animal. The bird holds a very powerful position in the spirit world and that is the main reason why the bird has such a span of life averaging between 50 and 80 years, roughly the average span of a human being.
The Andean Condor teaches us about the ancient mysteries of life and death, about communion with the spirits and how to soar above our limitations. They have an uncanny ability to sense death, so they are sometimes seen as angels of death, circling around when life is about to end. The bird help us to understand the concept of transformation of that which is dead and no longer alive still have the chance to give energy through its food to the guardian of souls and continue its mission of regeneration.
Condors by nature are carrion eaters (dead animal carcasses). The bird prefer the carcasses of large dead animals like deer, cattle, and sheep. However, they are also known to eat the carcasses of smaller animals like rodents and rabbits.
The Andean Condor lack the strong talons and beaks of Hawks and Eagles, and depend on finding carcasses for food. In fact Condors hardly ever kill for food. They have never been known to attack a living animal. They eat what they find (benevolence) from an animal that was already killed by a predator. They commonly gorge themselves when feeding on a carcass and may go days without eating. Their keen eyesight helps them to locate food. They sometimes travel up to 140 miles per day in search of a meal. They are also keen observers of other scavengers. They are the best natural cleaners of the ecosystem.
The Andean Condor live in the highest peaks (6,9862m) of the rocky, regions of the mountains, including canyons, and gorges. They most often nest in caves. Instead of having many young and expecting only a few able to survive, Condors typically lay one egg and because of that gift that nature give them, they in return provide an extensive amount of parental care.
Like human hair, feathers contain mostly carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen -the essential building blocks of life. Feathers have an ancient symbolic meaning, they are linked to the air element, and freedom, and attributed to a kind of transformation that is strong, swift, and potent. The feathers are used by an Andean shaman on the energetic body of an individual, in smooth, long strokes from the head to the feet, in order to clear the surrounding energy around it. The healing energy is invoked from any of the cardinal directions towards the body.
The prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor says that when the Eagle representing the mental aspect of the World, and the Condor representing the heart of the earth, fly together again (North and the South are no longer at odds), we will again live in harmony and recreate paradise on Earth.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Sunday, November 6, 2016
PIURA REGION AND ITS ANCIENT SETTLERS.
Piura is a coastal region in NorthWestern Peru. The region's capital is Piura and its largest port cities, Paita and Talara, are also among the most important in Peru. The area is known for its tropical and dry beaches.
The most important culture that developed in the region was 'Vicus' which stood out for its ceramic and delicate work in gold. The Tallanes or Yungas, however, were the first settlers, who migrated from the mountains. During a period that is still vague, they lived in 'behetrias', which were simple settlements without a head or an organization. Later they were assimilated by the Mochicas and, centuries later by the Incas, during the rule of Tupac Inca Yupanqui.
The Yungas or Tallanes, expert potters, were the inhabitants of the warm or temperate climate on the slopes of the Andes, in a narrow band of forest along the Eastern slope of the Andes Mountains. The terrain, formed by valleys, fluvial mountain trails and streams, is extremely rugged and varied, contributing to the ecological diversity. The use of the 'taclla', a farming tool was the first characteristic of this first etnic group that settled on the Plains of North-Western Peru. Narihuala (17km South of Piura) is considered the capital of the Tallan Nation and is the most important architectural evidence of a great monument, both in its size and the prominent platform of 2 pyramids. The Narihuala Temple was built as a sanctuary in the honor of the Tacllan god 'Walac'. Later the Tacllan territory was invaded by the Mochica and Chimu. Tacllan in North-Western Peru today is the name of an agricultural tool with a running board.
Huaca El Loro (Shrine named 'The Parrot"), within a forest of carob trees, in the Pomac Historical Sanctuary, near Chiclayo, Peru is a Tallan archaeological site, where a 1,000-year-old mummy of a nobleman wearing a distinctive headdress, a large gold, silver and copper facemask adorned with 25-cms-wide eyes, and a chest plate and surrounded by gold and silver ornaments, buried in a lavish tom, was discovered, alongside with three other bodies. This man was probably the leader of a group that was integrated into Sican society.
The Sican culture is one of the several groups of goldsmiths who predated the Inca and flourished in Peru's Lambayeque region. They are known for their lost-wax casting in gold ornament production, and the production of arsenical copper, which is the closest material to bronze found in prehistoric archaeology. The Sican were descendants of the Moche, and were involved in long-distance trade for emeralds and amber. Although geographically within the same area of Northern Peru, Sican flourished long after the Moche civilization and the famous Lord of Sipan.
The history of the Sican can be divided into 3 distinct periods: Early from 750-900 AC, Middle from 900-1100AC, and Late from 1100-1375AC. The Tallan nobleman buried at the Huaca dates back to Middle Sican age, which is known for its elite funeral traditions. Toms were typically packed with treasures, and were dug as much as 10 meters deep before being refilled with sand.
Piura is the land of a unique 'algarrobo trees', a variety of mesquite similar to the carob tree, and it is the region with the most equatorial tropical dry forest in the whole Pacific.
These eco-regions carry a unique variety of orchids, birds, reptiles, plants, and mammals. Piura is known for the best and oldest lime-lemons in South America as well as South America's finest mango. Piura also produces bananas, coconuts, rice and other fruits as local income. With Lambayeque, it is the original home of 'Pima cotton'. Fishing is blessed by two ocean currents.
Piura is a host to a stunning 'mestizo culture' since all races mix here. The population are characterized by their witty minds, melancholy music, and welcoming personalities, Like all Peruvians, they are heavy drinkers of 'chicha de jora', 'pisco', or beer and all of them have a tendency towards creativity and art as their source of income.
The most important culture that developed in the region was 'Vicus' which stood out for its ceramic and delicate work in gold. The Tallanes or Yungas, however, were the first settlers, who migrated from the mountains. During a period that is still vague, they lived in 'behetrias', which were simple settlements without a head or an organization. Later they were assimilated by the Mochicas and, centuries later by the Incas, during the rule of Tupac Inca Yupanqui.
The Yungas or Tallanes, expert potters, were the inhabitants of the warm or temperate climate on the slopes of the Andes, in a narrow band of forest along the Eastern slope of the Andes Mountains. The terrain, formed by valleys, fluvial mountain trails and streams, is extremely rugged and varied, contributing to the ecological diversity. The use of the 'taclla', a farming tool was the first characteristic of this first etnic group that settled on the Plains of North-Western Peru. Narihuala (17km South of Piura) is considered the capital of the Tallan Nation and is the most important architectural evidence of a great monument, both in its size and the prominent platform of 2 pyramids. The Narihuala Temple was built as a sanctuary in the honor of the Tacllan god 'Walac'. Later the Tacllan territory was invaded by the Mochica and Chimu. Tacllan in North-Western Peru today is the name of an agricultural tool with a running board.
Huaca El Loro (Shrine named 'The Parrot"), within a forest of carob trees, in the Pomac Historical Sanctuary, near Chiclayo, Peru is a Tallan archaeological site, where a 1,000-year-old mummy of a nobleman wearing a distinctive headdress, a large gold, silver and copper facemask adorned with 25-cms-wide eyes, and a chest plate and surrounded by gold and silver ornaments, buried in a lavish tom, was discovered, alongside with three other bodies. This man was probably the leader of a group that was integrated into Sican society.
The Sican culture is one of the several groups of goldsmiths who predated the Inca and flourished in Peru's Lambayeque region. They are known for their lost-wax casting in gold ornament production, and the production of arsenical copper, which is the closest material to bronze found in prehistoric archaeology. The Sican were descendants of the Moche, and were involved in long-distance trade for emeralds and amber. Although geographically within the same area of Northern Peru, Sican flourished long after the Moche civilization and the famous Lord of Sipan.
The history of the Sican can be divided into 3 distinct periods: Early from 750-900 AC, Middle from 900-1100AC, and Late from 1100-1375AC. The Tallan nobleman buried at the Huaca dates back to Middle Sican age, which is known for its elite funeral traditions. Toms were typically packed with treasures, and were dug as much as 10 meters deep before being refilled with sand.
Piura is the land of a unique 'algarrobo trees', a variety of mesquite similar to the carob tree, and it is the region with the most equatorial tropical dry forest in the whole Pacific.
These eco-regions carry a unique variety of orchids, birds, reptiles, plants, and mammals. Piura is known for the best and oldest lime-lemons in South America as well as South America's finest mango. Piura also produces bananas, coconuts, rice and other fruits as local income. With Lambayeque, it is the original home of 'Pima cotton'. Fishing is blessed by two ocean currents.
Piura is a host to a stunning 'mestizo culture' since all races mix here. The population are characterized by their witty minds, melancholy music, and welcoming personalities, Like all Peruvians, they are heavy drinkers of 'chicha de jora', 'pisco', or beer and all of them have a tendency towards creativity and art as their source of income.
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