Fiesta del Sol

A gathering to honor the sun's new cycle, woven around two sacred ceremonies and San Pedro Wachuma medicine.

The three ceremonies

Ofrenda Sagrada
A sacred offering at Laguna de Culebrillas during Cañari harvest time, honoring the living spirit of the Apus and the water that sustains life.

San Pedro Wachuma
A sacred plant ceremony, opening the heart to vision, gratitude, and connection with the Andean spirit of Ayawoka.

Temezcal & Pachamanka
A ceremony of gratitude for the new cycle, honoring Earth, fire, water and air, closing in a circle of gratitude and connection.

Ofrenda Sagrada, in the family's words

Raising a voice to the heart of our sacred relationships, from this fire at the heart of life, to be part of this celebration during the Cañari harvest time. We place an offering at the heart of the sacred lagoon so she may grant us the vital liquid of her womb (Aya Yaku), carried to the ceremony and poured onto the shining stones in the womb of Mother Earth — connecting with the living spirit of the powerful Apus of this sacred Cañari land, and calling upon the life-giving spirits of the waterfalls, lagoons, hills, mountains, wind, and Father Sun.

When & Where

Saturday, June 19, 7:00 am — please be punctual
San Rafael community, Kuychi Rumi sector, Cañar, Ecuador

Bring

• Warm clothing — cold climate

• An offering for the lagoon: tobacco, cedar, crystals, fruit

• A container to carry lagoon water to the temezcal

Full day-by-day itinerary to follow — the four-night schedule is still being confirmed with Jhonny.