News · 28 January 2021
Kusikui Puncha: Carnival of Forgiveness and Reconciliation — Resguardo Chaluayaco
The Kusikui Puncha – Karrustulinda, Carnival of Forgiveness and Reconciliation, was held on 26, 27 and 28 March 2017 at the Inga Indigenous Reservation of Chaluayaco, in Villagarzón (Putumayo). According to the video's closing credits, it was organized by the Inga Indigenous Reservation of Chaluayaco, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, under the project «Strengthening of our own expressions through the Kusikui Puncha Great Day» (agreement 2816 of 2016), and the credits thank the elders and knowledge-holders of the participating cabildos, the National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC) and ACIMVIP.
The audiovisual memory, 21 minutes and 20 seconds long, produced by G V S Producciones, records the celebration, with moments such as the arrival and welcoming ritual, and was published on 28 January 2021 on the YouTube channel of ACIMVIP, Association of Inga Indigenous Cabildos of the Municipality of Villagarzón, Putumayo, with an invitation to share which community or family tradition should be preserved.

Originally published by ACIMVIP Pueblo Indígena Inga Villagarzón Putumayo on January 28, 2021


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