Our dear friend, Corey

Hi! Today I want to tell you about a very special visitor who recently came to visit Peru with Peru Tourism. It is not a Hollywood star; he is someone who inspired us more, much more, really, let me tell you about him:

His name is Corey, a 33 years old young man from Australia. His aunt, his cousin and he came to visit the wonderful places Cusco city has, but especially Machu Picchu, and I was lucky enough to be their guide, well at least one of them!

But Corey did not only want to do the classic tour to the ancient citadel, he also wanted to climb the Wayna Picchu (the big mountain that is very close to Macchu Picchu, which always appears in postcards and pictures!) I told him from there you can see Machu Picchu citadel as if made of Lego! And warned him it was not going to be an easy journey and Corey said "Let's go, Kunaq, I can make it!"

Then we all walked to the edge of the mountain and Corey looked up, the Wayna Picchu is so big! it has a long and steep ladders to climb to up to the top as. You have to be brave like me to do it, but Corey was much braver because he encouraged himself to climb even though his body now needs a lot of extra energy. Corey has cancer, but he has decided to be strong and fight the challenges of life. So he stepped up, one step at a time until he arrived at the top of Wayna Picchu! And wow! He made us all very happy for his feat! He's a champion!

Recently, his aunt Kerry wrote to tell us that Corey has just returned home after a five-week trip through South America, Mexico and Cuba. While on his last trip he loved Iguazu Falls and saw some wonderful archaeological sites, for Corey Machu Pichu and in general his trip to Peru, gave him the strength to continue traveling and exploring the world.

All our customers who schedule their trip to Peru in Peru Tourism website and we welcomed very happily, they are all very important to us, but we not always have the good fortune to meet people as remarkable as Corey. I, Kunaq, taught him to walk around the Andes, but he taught us to walk through life with courage and spirit.

The Torito (Bull) of Pucara

Eeey, my mom bought me a Torito (bull) of Pucara but asked me to put it on a shelf in my room, because if the bull breaks my mom also will “break” me

You know where they come from? I tell you: in Puno (south of Cuzco) is a village called Pucara. Hence come. Maaaany years ago, its people especially in the area of Pupuja, were in the habit of making clay animals like llamas, but when the Spanish people colonized Peru, brought the bull, something that had never been seen around here, like horses.

“What is that!” my great-great-great-grandparents told when they saw a bull for the first time. Then one of my great-great-great-grandparents came up to make a figure of a bull who liked to all the people and gradually they began to put on the roofs of their houses.

Then in the last century, with arrival of the train, visitors travelers also liked them and they started to take the bulls of Pucara around the world!

If you walk around the mountains of Peru, you will see on many roofs with these bulls symbolizing home protection. When are two bulls close together, represent the husband and wife, a home balanced and the common good.

 

I know a lot of the bulls of Pucara! Ask me, ask me!

For example, did you see that the bulls have a little hole on the back? In some rituals, farmers pour water or wine whitin them to symbolize live´s fertilization and continuation of life.

That is why in Pucara, elderly, adults and children are engaged in them and now even they paint them with bright colors to look more cool. Look!
 
 

And here I introduce you to my uncle Pedro Reynoso, making a bull, a torito
¡He makes wonderful Toritos of Pucará!

Well, I say goodbye for now. Visit www.perutourism.com and plans with them your trip to Peru. I will keep a bull for you! Ah! and also visit my Facebook!