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TAKANAKUY and TINKU VIDEO
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Takanakuy - “when the blood is boiling” in Quechua - is an annual
celebration giving people the chance to solve personal differences with
other community members the old fashioned way, through violence. Yearly festivals - in parts of interior Peru and Bolivia - are an indigenous
tradition that has a lot to do with family honor, reputation and
distrust in the judiciary system. Takanakuy is viewed as a way to put
problems behind before the New Year. The events feature
parades, dancing, drinking, and quite aggressive fighting - men,
women, and children too. Serious injuries are claimed to be
rare.
Detailed
Takanakuy explanation video |
Ecuador Andes steam railway
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In 1983 the BBC made a series on
rail travel - "Great Little Railways" - which exclusively featured
narrow gauge railways. The series relied on narrators rather
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presenters who appeared on camera. The episodes are thoughtful,
observant, and beautifully crafted. "The Good and The Quick"
is the final series episode and chronicles an at times harrowing 280
mile journey into the Ecuadorian Andes by steam train and auto ferro
from Guayaquil at sea level to Quito at 2850 m/9350 ft elevation.
This railway is 1.1 m/42" gauge and traverses some very steep and
narrow situations. (Complete 40 min.) |
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