Umaturka = La llamada del agua /
Llamada del agua
dirección, Giovanna Miralles.
- 1 online resource (1 video file (44 min.)) : sound, color.
Cinematographer, Peter Wilkin ; editor, Rosa Sophia Rodríguez Ruiz ; music, Luzmila Carpio. Cinematographer, Peter Wilkin ; editor, Rosa Sophia Rodríguez Ruiz ; music, Luzmila Carpio.
Every year in the arid Bolivian highlands, the inhabitants of the town of Quillacas celebrate the tradition of the Umaturka to call for clouds and rain. Ancient rituals are celebrated to maintain the delicate balance between life and environment, in a metaphor for human survival where life depends on water. --
In Aymara, Spanish.
Rain-making rites--Bolivia--Quillacas.
Quillacas (Bolivia)--Social life and customs.
Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Internet videos. Streaming video.