“Amakuni, Pachamama, mikhuyta apamuway”<\/span><\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Mother Earth, may we never lack food.<\/span><\/p>\n What is celebrated on August 1st?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n In Puno and throughout the highlands, August begins with the\u00a0<\/span>ch’alla<\/span><\/em>: the offering to Pachamama before the land bears fruit once more. Coca leaves, chicha, sweets, and flowers are offered\u2014buried or burned as a\u00a0<\/span>despacho<\/span><\/em>\u2014giving thanks for the past harvest and asking permission for the one to come. \ud83c\udf43<\/span><\/p>\n It is not just a single day, but a full month of small gestures: smudging the home, offering a toast before eating, “sharing” a bit of drink with the earth before drinking oneself. A daily reminder that nothing is taken without giving thanks first.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf0a MAMA QOTA<\/span><\/strong> In the highlands, gratitude is not only for the solid earth. Lake Titicaca is\u00a0<\/span>Mama Qota<\/span><\/em>, the mother-lake: source of totora reeds, pejerrey fish, ancient trade routes, and entire livelihoods for the Uros, Aymara, and Quechua communities that live on its shores and islands. \ud83c\udf0a<\/span><\/p>\n Those who live from the lake, also give thanks to the lake.<\/span><\/p>\n That is why, in many lakeside communities, the August thanksgiving extends to the water: small offerings at the shore, stories shared with visitors, and a silent respect for what the Qota gives every day.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf3e LIVING IT<\/span><\/strong> You don’t need to be part of an Andean community to feel this month. You can:<\/span><\/p>\n Visit an island on Lake Titicaca and hear first-hand how its inhabitants give thanks to the lake.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Share a\u00a0<\/span>ch’alla<\/span><\/em>\u00a0with a local family, with coca and drink, just as it has been done for generations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Walk the shore of the Qota at sunrise, when gratitude is felt without the need for words.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Great Trip World recommends<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Tours to give thanks with us this August<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Uros + Taquile \u00b7 Full Day<\/span><\/strong> Amantan\u00ed \u00b7 Experiential Stay<\/span><\/strong> Uros + Taquile + Sillustani Chullpas<\/span><\/strong> Book with Great Trip World<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Give thanks to Pachamama and Mama Qota this August<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n This is the perfect month to experience Lake Titicaca with those who live it and give thanks every day. Write to us and put together your experience on the lake. \ud83d\ude4f\u2728<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every 1st of August, the highlands pause to give thanks. To Pachamama, who provides food. To Mama Qota\u2014Lake Titicaca\u2014who provides life. We tell you why this ritual remains alive, and how you can experience it yourself this month in Puno. \ud83c\udf3e “Amakuni, Pachamama, mikhuyta apamuway”\u00a0\u2014 Mother Earth, may we never lack food. What is celebrated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,25,30],"tags":[31,32,33],"class_list":["post-2611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","category-posts","category-puno-titicaca","tag-amantani","tag-lago-tititcaca","tag-turismo-vivencial"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe lake that is also a mother<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHow to experience the month of Pachamama in Puno<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\nSail to the floating totora reed islands and learn about the life of the Uros families, daughters of the lake. End the day in Taquile, among textiles recognized as World Heritage.<\/span>
\nSpeedboat<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\nSpend a night with a local family, take part in their customs, and give thanks alongside them, in highland style, under the most starry sky on Lake Titicaca.<\/span>
\nExperiential tourism<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\nAdd to your lake visit the pre-Inca funerary towers of Sillustani, another sacred site of Andean gratitude to the ancestors.<\/span>
\nExtended full day<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
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