Who is She?
For the Quechua, it meant Mother Land. She is the greatest deity among the Peruvian, Bolivian and North-Argentine roaming people. Adán Quiroga explains that Pacha means universe, world and place, and its believed to have conveyed the idea of time or life cycle in earlier times. Mama means mother, and it defines the bond between the people of North-western Argentina (and generally of South-America´s Central Andes) with their land and their homes.
Pachamama must be honored by taking care of her and its fruits. And also celebrating every August 1. You start digging a small hole on the ground, but on the day before, because you cannot dig, or jump, or scream or trow stones on her day. And you ask her to forgive your mistakes and continue giving us her gifts. The hole is then filled to feed Pacha Mama, first with embers to perfume the Earth and then a stew (you should avoid fried or grilled food), then you offer her some of your wine or chicha, tobacco and yicta (dough made from potato and ashes with which you chew coca leaves). Everything we have is hers because she´s the one who gives it to us. Pachamama is the Earth itself. She is life itself.
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