Editors' Note: LISTEN, IS THE NATURE

 

 

 

 

Dear Readers,
The Inca Trail is maybe the best delimitation of the Inca's Empire. Of its 15,500 miles it could be found remains in the higher plains of Peru as well as in deserts and beaches, inside the thick forest or next to whale's fossils, but always set on a beautiful scenery.
The Inca Naani is another fragment of the Inca Trail that has been recently revalorized, and though it requires a bigger effort the warrant is unforgettable, entire days filled with lovely landscapes, a real contact with nature, the total silence of solitude, the adorable simplicity of the inhabitants.
And so, from little town to little town, we could also reach Canta, two hours from Lima, and see the greenery of the vegetation on its highest peak, or get to the Pachacamac Sanctuary, staring at the sea while takes care of all of us, or maybe listen the unique voice of Chabuca Granda making a poem of everything she touches.
Thank you so much for letting us put Peru at the tip of your fingers.
Regards,
Jose and Cynthia
 
 
Main Article: THE INCA NAANI
Without a doubt, one of the best-conserved sections of the Qhapac Nan, the 25,000 kilometers network of Inca highways that linked every corner of Tawantinsuyo -from southern Colombia to northen Argentina- is the stretch that links Huari (very near Chavin de Huantar) with the great Inca imperial centre of Huanuco Pampa. It is about time for a re-evaluation of the Inca highways beyond the well-trodden path to Machu Picchu, and the involvement scenery combine to make this route an unforgettable experience.
The Apus commands the wind and the clouds to punish, with their furious breath and stormy drops, the strangers attempting to cross their rugged domain. The ancient, proverbial rage of the mountain gods becomes a thunderous roar that shakes the plains and valleys, together with souls of the runas (men).
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Second Article: CANTA AND OTHER WONDERS
If the traveler departs from Lima towards the districts of Comas and Carabayllo through the swirling traffic on Tupac Amaru Avenue, he will soon see the city peter out to be replaced by sunny fields. He is in the Chillon valley on the Lima - Canta - La Viuda road, which crosses the La Viuda range on its way to Cerro de Pasco. The first stop should be at Checcta, 40 miles out. These are the Andean foothills, dry and surrounded by large cacti, among which can be found more than 450 petroglyphs (rock paintings) that are 1,500 years old. The paintings are primitive stylized representations of animals, humans and supernatural beings but we know nothing else about them.
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Archaeologic: PACHACAMAC RUINS - STONE SANCTUARY
Near Lima, there is an archaeological enclosure whose constructions conserve the mysticism and religiosity of their past. Its name: Pachacamac. When traveling this sanctuary, where hundred of years ago the natives surrendered cult to the sun and to the Earth, one can feel the magic attraction of a place that will always be sacred.
At the time of the sunset, on the pick of a rocky mountain, the natives of Pachacamac saw a burning fire. The scene was not a hallucination, they were observing the red walls of the Temple of the Sun that seemed to be fire languages, as the chronicler Cieza of León refers. In the temple, seemingly consumed by the fire, they surrendered cult to Pachacamac, the orderer of the Universe and controller of the balance of the world. During the apogee of the Wari culture (650 a.c.), thousands of pilgrims arrived to the place -located at 33 kilometers south of Lima- to consult the oracle and to surrender homage to the powerful god.
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Peruvian Art: THE LOVE OF CHABUCA GRANDA
There is a woman that some say died in 1983. A woman that some say remains between other great personalities of Latin-American music like Libertad Lamarque, Agustin Lara, Carlos Gardel, Pedro Vargas, Lola Beltran, Rafael Hernandez, but if none of them is really dead, Chabuca Granda never will.
To listen to Chabuca Granda cannot be described. Her voice could not be catalogued as beautiful, there are moments that it seems a strange sentimental violin and at the same time a heart-rending complaint. None of that matters. "La flor de la Canela", her most famous song, has been performed by hundreds of splendid voice singers, but none of them could ever sing with the sentiment, the strength, the sweetness and the happiness of Chabuca.
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