Takanakuy: when the blood is boiling


  • Photographer
    Nicolas Villaume
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    freelance photographer
  • Date of Photograph
    25/12/2011

"Takanakuy" is a Quechua word mostly meaning "fighting", and I also heard overthere "when the blood is boiling". It reflects very well whats going on once a year during christmas time in Santo Tomas (a remote village in the high Andes, province of Chumbivilca, Peru) where communities are celebrating this important andean ritual fighting. Much more than a violent demonstration, this tradition has its own history and respectful codes. Above all its a way to solve their problems between themselves in front of all the community. For some it is like a sport too where one can show his strength and courage to the participants and to the different villages. Famous lineages of family champions have gain respected names fighting for their honor through generations. For all the "Takanakuy" is a true catharsis where problems of the year are getting overcome and solved.

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