Deysi with a Chachacoma tree
Sacred Valley, Perú
P L A Y
Un árbol es un maestro que atesora virtudes auténticas.
Fluye pacientemente con los siglos de la naturaleza, da descanzo plácido al alma y cobijo para conectar con los antepasados. De ellos recibimos aliento para continuar con nuestros trayectos de viajeros de vidas.
En ésta experiencia compartí con el maestro de su ternura bondad y compasión, así mismo pude visualizar mi lado fuerte arraigado a la tierra para seguir con mi capacñan que llamamos aquí en los andes a nuestros senderos de vida. Debemos de aprender las enseñanzas del maestro achachila (abuelo).
Si deseamos alcanzar las estrellas es necesario abrazar y ascentarnos fuertemente a nuestra pacha (tierra).
— Deysi Lovaton Huarca
English translation:
A tree is a teacher that embodies authentic virtues.
He flows patiently with the centuries of nature, offering peaceful rest to the soul and shelter for connecting with our ancestors. From them, we receive encouragement to continue on our journeys as travellers of life.
In this experience, I shared with the teacher of his tenderness, kindness and compassion. In addition, I was able to visualize my own strength, rooted in the earth, which allows me to continue with my ‘capacñan’, the Andean term for the path of life. We must learn the teachings of the ‘achachila’, the grandfather teacher.
If we aspire to reach the stars, we must embrace and strongly hold onto our ‘pacha’, our earth.
— Deysi Lovaton Huarca
A B O U T D E Y S IDeisy is an Earth protector and a gifted artist whose creativity was nurtured among the three volcanoes of Arequipa where she grew up. She lives in Urubamba where she captures the mystical essence of the Sacred Valley of the Incas through her exquisite watercolour artworks. She is known by the pseudonym "la aquarelhada".
Her passion and commitment to contributing to the well-being of Pachamama (Mother Earth) is revealed through her line of natural cosmetics, Rica Raymi. She is also a keen promoter of the millenary arts and crafts of the Andes, which she exhibits in her bohemian café located just a few steps from the Temple of Torrechalloc.
Chachacoma tree
Chachacoma (Escallonia resinosa) is an evergreen tree native to the Andean forests of Peru, Bolivia and southern Ecuador. It is a very resiliant tree that can grow up to 4200 meters above sea level and is between 2 and 6 meters high.
“A tree is a teacher that embodies authentic virtues. He flows patiently with the centuries of nature, offering peaceful rest to the soul and shelter for connecting with our ancestors.”
— Deysi Lovaton Huarca
Photography by Liv Milani
Voice and music mixing artfully made by Joanna Lero
Music credit: Milo Manzana – Aguila Ritmica (feat Ran Gerson)
