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By Carmen Valdivia
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$119 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Participating in the ancestral ritual means witnessing living Andean traditions
    • The 'Apthapi' is a traditional Andean feast with charque, chuño, choclo, and more
    • The Mercado de La Brujas is the place where we connect with magical traditions

Activity location

    • La Paz
    • La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • FVW9+FGV Fuente del Prado, Av. 16 de Julio, La Paz, Bolivia | I will wait for customers at the statue (man sitting in an armchair) next to the El Prado Fountain.
    • La Paz, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Transport from the Mercado de Las Brujas to the place for dinner and the ritual.
  • Inclusions
    Dinner: Andean 'Apthapi'.
  • Inclusions
    Drinks: water, wine, Té con té.
  • Inclusions
    Elements for the Pachamama ritual: 'table', incense, cinnamon, honey, firewood.
  • Exclusions
    Souvenirs purchased at the Witches' Market.
  • Exclusions
    Tips for vendors, drivers, and tour guides.
  • Exclusions
    Return transport

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: Children under 18 years, Pregnant women

What you can expect

  • We'll start the tour at the iconic Witches' Market in the heart of La Paz. There, customers will be able to stroll among colourful souvenir stalls, take photographs, and learn about the ancestral traditions of Andean culture.

    We'll also visit the shop of a renowned 'chiflera', a wise Andean woman specialised in rituals, who will prepare a 'mesa' for us — a traditional offering used in ceremonies of thanksgiving to Pachamama, which means Mother Earth.

    After the walk, we'll go to our house for an authentic 'Apthapi' dinner: a typical community meal from the Andes. This feast includes a variety of native potatoes, chuño, charque (dried meat), corn, cheese, and hot sauce.

    After dinner, we'll meet in the courtyard to prepare the 'mesa' with all the necessary ritual elements (sacred leaves, cinnamon, honey, etc.). Then, we'll place the 'mesa' on the firewood previously arranged to make the offering to the Pachamama, and we'll set it on fire.

    In an intimate and respectful atmosphere, next to the warmth of the fire, we will drink 'té con té,' a local hot drink ideal for the cold nights of La Paz. By the fire, we will give thanks for all that we have and also ask for blessings and good fortune for each of the participants in the ritual until the fire turns the offering to ashes.

    We'll finish with a special incense for the occasion, and after the ritual is over, guests will return to their respective hotels.

Location

Activity location

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    • La Paz
    • La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • FVW9+FGV Fuente del Prado, Av. 16 de Julio, La Paz, Bolivia | I will wait for customers at the statue (man sitting in an armchair) next to the El Prado Fountain.
    • La Paz, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia