By: Condor-ing the Colca Canyon — Arequipa, Peru

Condor-ing the Colca Canyon — Arequipa, Peru — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:03:53 +0000

[…] This was possibly one of the most fascinating cultural traditions I have come across so far; that of the two ethnic cultures collaguas and cabanas who both believed they were descended from the mountains (it is here where ancient mummies were recently recovered at very high altitude, as human offerings to the mountains). Following this belief, the collaguas tried to make their heads pointed like the mountains, the cabanas squashing their heads to make them flatter like the lowlands they inhabited…they did this by tying wooden boards to the beds of their babies so their head would grow and naturally deform into this shape. Today, whilst traditions run very strong, this custom is thankfully a thing of the distant past. Instead the women wear different hats to signal which community they come from: http://enperublog.com/2006/10/24/cabanas-and-collaguas/ […]

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By: Condor-ing the Colca Canyon — Arequipa, Peru