INKARRI PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN U.K

Andean American Culture Promoter

Summary of Inkarri Project Activities in London - U.K

THE INKA TRAIL IN LONDON 2005

The Inka Trail in London 2, is a Inti Raymi Festival summary from the Inka capital cuzco-Peru Inca. This incorporates some one hundred people depicting different folk characters from the past. Scenes from the past in the folklore of Peru are depicted in a spectacular musical and dance fashion. This celebration was known as the Festival of the Sun simply because it symbolises the eternal consecration of marriage between the Sun and his sons, the human race. Was one of the best performance during the Parade and into the festival, with great admiration in the from thousand of People in London City

"Inti Raymi is an artistic event and at the same time is a Educational that the indigenous people of the Andean countries celebrate each year. This is the most important celebration for the indigenous peoples of the Andes in which they welcome the coming of the Summer Solstice on June 21, which marks the end and the beginning of the harvest. This celebration goes back to the times when the Inkas ruled throughout the Tahuantinsuyo (today, Peru , Bolivia , Ecuador part of Argentina , Chile and Colombia ). For this reason, this celebration has a remarkably wide geographic and cultural connotation," "We are presenting this event with the purpose of preserving an space for spirituality and to reinforce our Andean and Amazon identity, as well as to make known our traditions amongst the English people with peace and respect.

People enjoyed it, they could not believe the performance was so good and real, some people feel to be in a mini-festival from Cuzco-Peru, It was so well presented as costumes, Music and volunteers dancing and walking during the colourful procession for two kilometres to show their performance. When we get to the main stage the Inka and his commission (Different personalities and authorities from that time), presented by volunteers no professional actors, Which role were to develop community work, skills development and help their community to settled in to a new environment and culture.

The Inka spoke in Quechua stand by the musicians (Andean Banda Imperial), about the respect to Nature and each other, Later the Inka and his commission were to the special Andean stage well decorated, simulating the Andean environment to inform and encourage the participants and spectators to understand the Andean Culture.

Therefore, the Inka show his cheerful commitment with his community sharing the pachamanca (Food cooked under ground naturally and share with the community) which is a gift from the mother earth in base of community work and the moral values, which use to be in the Inka community civilization (Don't tell lies, Don't be Lazy, Don't be thief).

Therefore the People dance and eat, it was the most enjoyable day for the Latin American community, mainly Peruvian and Andean community as well spectators from all other cultures who ended up dancing, sharing thoughts and a learning from the participants a new culture, mainly the integration of human being with peace and respect.

ANDEAN FASHION SHOW

Inkarri Project and vida Institute unite strengh to make the a significative Cultural fashion performance, which was a special experience, we account with Mercedes Suarez from Paris with a good profile in this kind of events an do the correspondient arrengement with part of her mixed and colourful andean custumes colection, from the Andean culture and make a realistic show with the active integrate multicultural presentatión from residents in UK. Showing colourful, mistic and originality from andean custums in London.(Fotos)

ANDEAN CONFERENCE

The Peruvians, Latin-Americans culture in general and people from others cultures such English and Europe were so motivated to look for further presentations from the Inkarri Project, therefore, to satisfied the demand we organised an Andean Conference with the support of Camden Town Hall on 12 October 2004, between 5pm-10pm, which help us to present the Educational Conference in a proper setting and environment. The Conference was well attended and the volunteers offer themselves to support, so we invited two other facilitators with more knowledge of the Inka Culture as well as what is Inti Raymi in Cuzco-Peru, in order to answer question in a proper manner. Thanks to the facilities we took this opportunity to do an evaluation and showing DVDs and Photos from the performance on 15 August 2004 on Burgess Park.

To celebrate our success the volunteers brought a typical food and drinks to share with a guests, as they were proud to be involved in such magic feeling from the Andean Culture, at the same time they were pleased to help and be able to do something different from day to day activities in benefit of the community cultural integration. After the success of the Andean community in their performance, Inkarri Project was committed to edit 2 videos and professional photos as feedback, educational, encouragement and shows the good will of this project.

On behalf of Inkarri Project and the community in general, I must thanks with deep gratitude AWARDS FOR ALL for their great support and for believe in us.