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About the Puna Jujeña...

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IT IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST OF JUJUY PROVINCE, IN THE RINCONADA DEPARTMENT. IN THE ORIGINAL “QUECHUA” LANGUAGE, PUNA MEANS HIGH LAND DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE SKY. ITS ALTITUDE IS APPROXIMATELY OF 3.500 METERS ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL.

BESIDES, YOU CAN SEE “SALINAS GRANDES” (SALT DEPOSITS), LAKES (“LAGUNA DE GUAYATAYOC AND LAGUNA DE POZUELOS” AMONG OTHERS LITTLE LAKES) AND OASIS SURROUNDED BY HIGH MOUNTAINS.

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WHAT IS THE REGIONAL DANCE OF THE PUNEÑOS?

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WHAT IS THE REGIONAL DANCE OF THE PUNEÑOS?

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THE “SURIS’ DANCE” IS A TYPICAL PRACTICE IN THE PUNA JUJEÑA. A “SURI” IS DEFINED AS AN OSTRICH OR ÑANDU. THIS DANCE IS AN ANTIQUE REMINISCENCE, POSSIBLY IT WAS CREATED TO EXPRESS FEELINGS AGAINST A SUPERIOR BEING. IT CONSISTS OF THE DANCERS WEARING OSTRICH FEATHERS WHILE THEY IMITATE THE RUNNING AND THE MOVEMENTS OF THIS ANIMAL. THIS DANCE IS TRADITIONALLY ACCOMPANIED Y DRUMS AND CORNETS DURING RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS LIKE THE PATRONAL FEAST DAY OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION. THIS CATHOLIC EVENT TAKES PLACE ON 15TH AUGUST IN CASABINDO TOWN, WHICH IS SITUATED IN COCHINOCA DEPARTMENT.

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THE GUAYATAYOC LAKE IS A GIANT MIRROR OF SALTY WATER THAT STRETCHES ACROSS A BIG PART OF THE “PUNA”. IT HAS ABOUT 240 KM2 AND 6 METERS OF DEPTH. DURING THE MONTHS OF MARCH AND APRIL, IT REACHES ITS GREAT EXTENSION. THIS LAKE HAS DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BIRDS. THE MOST COMMON ARE THE PINK FLAMINGOS AND THE GUAYATAS. THESE LAST ONES ARE A KIND OF WILD GOOSE THAT GIVE THE NAME TO THE LAKE.
NEAR THIS AREA, PEOPLE SHEPHERD THEIR CATTLES OF LLAMAS, SHEEP AND VICUÑAS.

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THE GUAYATAYOC LAKE IS A GIANT MIRROR OF SALTY WATER THAT STRETCHES ACROSS A BIG PART OF THE “PUNA”. IT HAS ABOUT 240 KM2 AND 6 METERS OF DEPTH. DURING THE MONTHS OF MARCH AND APRIL, IT REACHES ITS GREAT EXTENSION. THIS LAKE HAS DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BIRDS. THE MOST COMMON ARE THE PINK FLAMINGOS AND THE GUAYATAS. THESE LAST ONES ARE A KIND OF WILD GOOSE THAT GIVE THE NAME TO THE LAKE.
NEAR THIS AREA, PEOPLE SHEPHERD THEIR CATTLES OF LLAMAS, SHEEP AND VICUÑAS.

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WHAT IS THE REGIONAL DANCE OF THE PUNEÑOS?

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WHAT IS THE REGIONAL DANCE OF THE PUNEÑOS?

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THE “SURIS’ DANCE” IS A TYPICAL PRACTICE IN THE PUNA JUJEÑA. A “SURI” IS DEFINED AS AN OSTRICH OR ÑANDU. THIS DANCE IS AN ANTIQUE REMINISCENCE, POSSIBLY IT WAS CREATED TO EXPRESS FEELINGS AGAINST A SUPERIOR BEING. IT CONSISTS OF THE DANCERS WEARING OSTRICH FEATHERS WHILE THEY IMITATE THE RUNNING AND THE MOVEMENTS OF THIS ANIMAL. THIS DANCE IS TRADITIONALLY ACCOMPAINED BY DRUMS AND CORNETS DURING RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS LIKE THE PATRONAL FEAST DAY OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION. THIS CATHOLIC EVENT TAKES PLACE ON 15TH AUGUST IN CASABINDO TOWN, WHICH IS SITUATED IN COCHINOCA DEPARTMENT.

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This is like being on Mars...

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“SALINAS GRANDES” ARE VAST, WHITE LANDSCAPES OF SALT ABOUT 12.000 HECTARES THAT SURPRISE YOU BECAUSE OF ITS BEAUTY. THIS SALTY AREA IS SITUATED AT 4.000 METERS ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL APPROXIMATELY AND THEY HAVE A CRUST OF 30 CENTIMETERS OF DEPTH.
THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE SOIL TURNED SALTY TOOK PLACE AROUND 5 TO 10 MILLION YEARS AGO. THESE SALTS COME FROM THE INTENSE VOLCANIC ACTIVITY THAT TOOK PLACE IN THIS REGION AT THAT TIME.