Saturday, May 11, 2013

Hello everybody!

Today we need a neww topic called: my favourite piece of technology. 
To be honest I don´t know much about technology and I have few piece technological; but I `m going to speak about my cell phone because I use it every day.

I received my cell phone 2 years ago, when  I got mugged on the subway (is sad because my other cell phone was almost new  and was a give from my family : ( ) and for this fact, my sister gave me another.

Talking about its use, I use it frequently, every day! Because the cell phone allows to : call (specially to my family and friends in the south), send messages and I use a lot the alarm to get up in the morning , the problem is that it almost never hear it >:(

I think that I like because is a piece necessary in everyday life  and allows me to comunicate with my family.All people today have a cell phone or smartphone! and really never thought  about what life would be like without  it, but I consider that would be interesting to see that people without cell phone.

Here´s a picture!





Thursday, May 2, 2013


Hello everybody!!!
Today I´m going to talk about a ritual called tinku.

What is tinku?

The word tinku means “meeting” in quechua and fight in aymara, come from Bolivia and Peru ( also is practicing in Chile) and represent a popular ritual prehispanic .
The ritual is about two groups fighting offering blood to the earth, this is good for have a good harvest. This ritual is part of their cosmology and practices.

Who take part?  
In this ritual go men, women ( married and single) and kids.

What do the people?

The people start playing a music called Jula Jula, move many flags of different color and dance. Then when find the other group repeat that. Later, groups are fighting for hours.
Others points important: people drink a lot! A typical drink is one called chichi. For this point, sometimes people fight very much and somebody can die.

Can see this ritual today?
Yes!  People practice this ritual today in Bolivia, for example in Potosi or Macha.
And exist a dance called tinku, this represent this meeting, is a popular expression  and actually  people dance in differents festivities.


That covers all I wanted to say today.
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Regards.