Pachamama Raymi (Quechua Pachamama Mother Earth, raymi feast,Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "Mother Earth feast") is a ceremony held annually on August 1 in Ecuador and Peru.
Location Ecuador In Ecuador, the feast is celebrated in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province.zamora-chinchipe.gob.ec "Zamora-Chinchipe presenta su fiesta de Pachamama Raymi en Cuenca" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 15, 2014
Peru In Peru it takes place in the Ccatca District of the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, on August 1.
Other uses of the expression
Pachamama Raymi also refers to a methodology to generate widespread prosperity in areas of extreme poverty. The methodology was developed since 1988 in Cusco, Peru.
See also Willka Raymi
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