On Saturday March 31 from 11 AM to 6 PM there will be a historic event .
Why?
There will be a sporting event and Arrow Archery to between: the sports team of the discipline of PUCP , and not one but 2 communities of the forest archers Peruvian : an ethnic Ashaninka, areas of Ayacucho and Chandigarh. It is the first time the archers urban university will be measured against archers -Amazonian Indians, and will face 2 cultures with a technique in common: the traditional bow nude. [...]
The practice of archery in the traditional bow favors PUCP seen in the primitive Lescaux caves in France dating from 30,000 years BC, which is the same type of bow used Sioux and other Indians of the North American prairies, and the various cultures of the Amazon basin. That's why this common instrument PUCP my sister to the Amazonia, this contact and generate more links to even iran is strictly sports. [...]
activities to begin rqueria in PUCP since 2002, and recently in August 2004 achieved permission to do exploratory exhibits, which were a huge success that goes beyond the capabilities meeting materials to over 470 interested registered e-mail. Once the necessary clearance, we maintain a population of some 70 archers in each academic practitioners. It plans to offer an academy open to people outside the PUCP, especially for high school students and other universities, among which for a time were coming from the universities Agraria La Molina, UNI, U. Lima, etc, etc, we hope to return soon when you re-open the academy, and then form their own teams against whom we compete in the Inter-university sports games, not only Peru but global.
Saturday 31 from 11 AM, will n free classes for beginners in archery and arrow, but this may not be on the field of archery PUCP, but the soccer field that is assigned to us by that date. After the 2 groups ashaninkas make a display of their skills, and so are the archers of the PUCP. In the afternoon will be the team competition for the best score, which also measured the archers of the city with the forest, also be measured 2 ethnic communities together.
But that is not all, the final round will be in the form of mourning for death "sudden" among the top 8 archers of the 3 teams, which will be known by the top 3 goalkeepers in the event. In between Haban
recreational games with bow and arrow, using the best proven techniques of strict security. [...]
People of Anthropology and History PUCP, the Rural Sector Support, the Ecotourism, sociology and other academic units and outreach are also very interested in interacting with these guests, to support and interact with them to exchange the cultural aspects that we enrich each other.
Those who want to see some videos of the Ashaninkas to come (only a very small part of what they will see on Saturday 31 pack) are browsing in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v = d_9RqR2RnLg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBM3-GDSiCY
Rafael Roa
