It’s Earth week in NYC, there’s lots of celebrations to create awareness and I wanted to write about “Pachamama” which is Mother Earth for the people in the Andes. She is a goddess revered by the indigenous people. Pachamama is usually translated as “Mother Earth” but a more literal translation would be “Mother world” (in Aymara and Quechua mama = mother / pacha = world or land.
In Inca mythology, Mama Pacha or Pachamama is a fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting. She causes earthquakes. Her husband was either Pacha Camac or Inti, depending on the source. Pachamama is a “good mother”, people toast to her honor before every meeting or festivity, in some regions by spilling a small amount of chicha on the floor, before drinking the rest.

I love mythology, for me it all makes sense. How they revered and honored Nature, how they understood and respected the balance between Man and Earth.

Anyway, loved these colorful images I found and also check this artist’s website for more drawings on Peru.