Written for: Carpe Diem #1427 – Huanca
The Huanca are a Quechua people living in the Junín Region of central Peru, in and around the Mantaro Valley. At around 500 BC, they were incorporated into the Wari Empire. Despite efforts to defend its independence, the Huancas were eventually subdued by the Inca leader Pachacutec in 1460 and the region was incorporated into the Inca empire. It subsequently became a notable stopping point along the Inca Camino Real (one of the main roads of the Inca empire).
Alpaca blessing ceremony by a Huanca Shaman
new life’s promise
spit drips from my face
Alpaca blessing
© Chèvrefeuille (our host)
Here is my attempt:
in a new country
adapting to strange customs
keeping a piece of home
