Knowledge, skills and rituals related to the annual renewal of the Q'eswachaka bridge

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2013
URL: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/RL/00594
Description: The Q'eswachaka rope suspension bridge crosses a gorge of the Apurimac River in the southern Andes. Four Quechua-speaking peasant communities assemble annually to renew it, using traditional Inca techniques and materials. The three-day process involves repeatedly braiding straw into thick ropes, which are then woven together to form the bridge. The process structures the life of the participating communities, strengthens centuries-old bonds and reaffirms their cultural identity. When the bridge is finished, the communities hold a celebratory festival.
Country(ies): Peru
© 2010 by National Institute of Culture
Duration: 00:10:09 - Support: DVD (0059400009)

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