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Kutin Tuparima (Reencuentro)
El Pueblo Otavalo es parte de la nacionalidad kichwa, originario de la región septentrional del Ecuador, provincia de Pichincha, cantón Otavalo. Para el pueblo Otavalo, la muerte wañui es uno de los aspectos fundamentales de la vida, es una etapa de transición hacia el chaishuk-pacha o el otro mundo, es el ciclo del fin de la ignorancia y el comienzo de la sabiduría universal, es el reencuentro con sus antepasados y el fin del tiempo y el espacio. Existen varias fechas dedicadas a los muertos, entre ellas el 2 de Noviembre día de los difuntos.
La siguiente serie fotográfica capturada el 2 de Noviembre de 2016 en el cementerio Unorico- Samashunshik - Otavalo. Intenta mostrar la relación entre los vivos y los muertos según la cosmovisión andina.
Cachiguango Cachiguango, Luis Enrique. (2001). ¡ WANTIAY...! EL RITUAL FUNERARIO ANDINO DE ADULTOS EN OTAVALO, ECUADOR. Chungará (Arica), 33(2), 179-186.
Bascopé Caero, Víctor. (2001). EL SENTIDO DE LA MUERTE EN LA COSMOVISIÓN ANDINA: EL CASO DE LOS VALLES ANDINOS DE COCHABAMBA. Chungará (Arica), 33(2), 271-277.
Kutin Tuparima (Reunion)
The Otavalo People are part of the Kichwa nationality, originally from the northern region of Ecuador, Pichincha province, Otavalo canton. For the Otavalo people, the "Wañui" death is one of the fundamental aspects of life, it is a transition stage towards the "chaishuk-pacha" or the other world, it is the cycle of the end of ignorance and the beginning of universal wisdom, it is the reunion with their ancestors and the end of time and space. There are several dates dedicated to the dead, including November 2th, day of the dead.
The following photographic series captured on November 2th, 2016 in the Unorico-Samashunshik cemetery - Otavalo. It tries to show the relationship between the living and the dead according to the Andes worldview.
The Otavalo People are part of the Kichwa nationality, originally from the northern region of Ecuador, Pichincha province, Otavalo canton. For the Otavalo people, the "Wañui" death is one of the fundamental aspects of life, it is a transition stage towards the "chaishuk-pacha" or the other world, it is the cycle of the end of ignorance and the beginning of universal wisdom, it is the reunion with their ancestors and the end of time and space. There are several dates dedicated to the dead, including November 2th, day of the dead.
The following photographic series captured on November 2th, 2016 in the Unorico-Samashunshik cemetery - Otavalo. It tries to show the relationship between the living and the dead according to the Andes worldview.
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