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Chiquián drives


is one of the main attractions of the Ancash region. They observed communities still use the quipu and barter, and petroglyphs have been discovered.

By David Gavidia.corresponsal La República

Chiquián is the gateway to the Cordillera Huayhuash, surrounded by majestic peaks and deep gorges. It is the second tourist destination Ancash, Huaraz after. It is a natural amphitheater, where adventure sports like trekking, paragliding and kayaking are an ideal scenario, the same with ecotourism, mystical and experiential.
This time a new route attention. This is the Cantuta Road, with its capital Chiquián "Sky Mirror" and that, in the words of filmmaker Roberto Aldama, president of Eco Adventure Peru, promoter of this area is a veritable laboratory of historical and anthropological research you can appreciate the different stages of evolution of the Andean culture, from training to the present.

Cantuta COLOR: sacred flower of the Incas
The tour also appreciate caves, rock formations, petroglyphs, rock paintings and countless archaeological sites. There cantuta flourishes in seven different colors. "The path is a veritable laboratory for research in archeology and anthropology, as are remnants of the man who lived in the caves, more than 10 thousand years," said Aldama, who, along with Arturo Ruiz Estrada archaeologist and historian Filomeno Zubieta Chiquián published the book, Archaeology, Identity and Tourism.
of quipus AND CAFE PETROGLIFOS
. The beautiful flower of the cantata is observed along the route. Below, a stop on the journey, visitors are valuable feelings.
On the Road Cantuta shows the Rock and Cuspón community, where it is still seen with the use of funerary quipu. "When an adult dies, the quipucamayos or Licuna Mama prepares a quipu to accompany the deceased on his journey to eternity for his defense of spirits or demons that exist in the afterlife. The goal is that the soul walk freely. There are still pre-Hispanic customs, "said Arturo Ruiz Estrada.
This monoquipu has a length of three meters long. Its color is black and white. For residents, this proves to be a true symbol of cultural resistance and umbilical cord that connects them with their "glorious" past.
Another attraction of the area is its cuisine. There are the traditional pachamanca, the pony-rocro, corn with cheese Chiquián, humitas (Intake is between June and August) and chicha, fermented Cunt, which is capable of repairing the body of those who follow the path of the Cordillera Huayhuash, 12 days of trekking through the Andes.
In this way also see petroglyphs with geometric, anthropomorphic and other difficult to determine the form and time. It should do more research and use carbon 14 to determine with certainty their age. The same applies to the paintings.

barter instead persist in the ways such as barter. In the community of Rock, we found more than 200 varieties of potato. The route also includes visits by stone monuments, mausoleums, fortified centers that are in the heights, surrounded by walls. To access them, not only get to by car, also the back of a beast.
The abundant archaeological remains that exist in the area, including Castle Ticlla, and the town of Matara, are surrounded by forests cantata, one of the attractions that have this route, which becomes an interesting new route.