Do you know the caballitos de totora? 🏖️ Pimentel, Perú 🇵🇪 [Eng/Spa]
Natalia y yo somos nativos de la costa Caribe de Venezuela, y aunque hemos pasado varios años viajando por Colombia y Ecuador, no conocíamos el asombroso mar del Pacífico.
Como caribeños fue super extraño para nosotros estar en una PLAYA y que hiciera tanto FRÍO y NEBLINA! Eso en la costa Caribe no sucede. Es la magia de viajar, nos damos cuenta que si bien hay muchos lugares similares, no hay dos sitios iguales.
Fue una experiencia muy bonita, me hubiera gustado meterme al agua pero en verdad estaba bien fría y con un oleaje importante.
Hacía bastante tiempo que no estábamos en una playa, años. En el último año hemos estado por varios lugares de la serranía ecuatoriana y peruana, un año o más acostumbrados a mirar a la lejanía y ver a las montañas siempre presentes, siempre observadoras.
Ahora apreciando el vasto e inmenso mar que nos separa de otras tierras, de otros continentes; de otras personas, costumbres, sabores y maneras, no puedo evitar sentir una profunda ansiedad de futuro, de aquél futuro momento cuando crucemos esos mares y conozcamos de primera mano al viejo continente...
Natalia and I are natives of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, and although we have spent several years traveling through Colombia and Ecuador, we were not familiar with the amazing Pacific Ocean.
As Caribbean people it was super strange for us to be on a BEACH and it was so COLD and FOGGY! That doesn't happen on the Caribbean coast. That's the magic of traveling, we realize that while there are many similar places, no two places are the same.
It was a very nice experience, I would have liked to get into the water but it was really cold and with a big swell.
It had been a long time since we had been on a beach, years. In the last year we have been to several places in the Ecuadorian and Peruvian highlands, a year or more used to look at the distance and see the mountains always present, always observant.
Now appreciating the vast and immense sea that separates us from other lands, from other continents; from other people, customs, flavors and manners, I cannot help but feel a deep anxiety for the future, for that future moment when we cross those seas and get to know first hand the old continent...
... Regresando a Pimentel! Pimentel es un lugar muy bonito, con esos aires de sol y playa que tanto nos gusta y atrae a tantos viajeros y demás turistas del mundo hasta estas hermosas tierras.
Es muy agradable dar un paseo por el anden de la playa, están los bares, pubs y sitios de comida creando un ambiente bastante playero, porque los platos que ofertan en GRAN medida son frutos del mar, ceviches en sus diferentes preparaciones, pescado frito, chichas autóctonas, y es que la gastronomía en Perú es un festival de sabores.
Hay un malecón bastante extenso, muy antiguo y con mucha historia, no fuimos porque ya habíamos caminado bastante y aún faltaban cosas por mirar.
Las artesanías elaboradas con diversas conchas del mar me gustaron mucho, es un material increíble con muchas utilidades prácticas y también ornamentales, pues los diseño que hacen estos artesanos son muy bonitos y vistosos. Un bonito recuerdo, y un bonito apoyo para la economía local.
... Back to Pimentel! Pimentel is a very nice place, with those airs of sun and beach that we like so much and attracts so many travelers and other tourists from all over the world to this beautiful land.
It is very pleasant to take a walk along the beach promenade, there are bars, pubs and food places creating a very beach atmosphere, because the dishes offered are mostly seafood, ceviches in their different preparations, fried fish, native chichas, and is that gastronomy in Peru is a festival of flavors.
There is a very extensive boardwalk, very old and with a lot of history, we did not go because we had already walked enough and there were still things to see.
I really liked the handicrafts made with various shells from the sea, it is an incredible material with many practical and ornamental uses, as the designs made by these artisans are very beautiful and colorful. A nice souvenir, and a nice support for the local economy.
· Caballitos de totora
Elaborado de un material biodegradable (una planta acuática) por los indígenas desde hace unos 3000 años, y diestramente maniobrada por ellos desde aquél entonces el Caballito de Totora es una embarcación tipo "kayak", usada por los nativos para la pesca y otras actividades
Hoy en día es una costumbre ancestral que se mantiene viva de la mano de algunos pocos pescadores que se niegan a dejar morir esta bonita costumbre, que va desde la siembra de la planta acuática para obtener su material, hasta la elaboración artesanal del navío, y su puesta a punto para surcar el mar con red en mano, y traer así el pan de cada día.
Me encantó conocer esto, en serio. Fue muy sorprendente para mi. Le agradezco mucho a esos pescadores el mantener viva la tradición, ya que sin ellos yo no hubiera alcanzado a conocer esto.
- Caballitos de Totora (Tiny horse of Totora)
Made of a biodegradable material (an aquatic plant) by the natives some 3000 years ago, and skillfully maneuvered by them since then, the Caballito de Totora is a "kayak" type boat, used by the natives for fishing and other activities.
Today it is an ancestral custom that is kept alive by a few fishermen who refuse to let this beautiful custom die, which goes from the planting of the aquatic plant to obtain its material, to the crafting of the vessel, and its preparation to sail the sea with net in hand, and thus bring their daily bread.
I loved learning about this, I really did. It was very surprising for me. I am very grateful to those fishermen for keeping the tradition alive, because without them I would not have gotten to know this.
Conocer esta parte del mundo fue mágico para nosotros, visitamos la plaza principal y todo muy bonito. La gente muy amable y la comida excepcional como siempre, gastronómicamente Perú nunca decepciona amigos.
Y naturalmente... Sé que las fotos no hacen justicia pero espero que puedan apreciar tanta belleza en estos lugares privilegiados por la naturaleza.
Un saludo para todos, esperamos que les haya gustado, bendiciones!
Getting to know this part of the world was magical for us, we visited the main square and everything was very nice. The people were very friendly and the food was exceptional as always, gastronomically Peru never disappoints friends.
And of course... I know the pictures don't do justice but I hope you can appreciate so much beauty in these places privileged by nature.
Best regards to all, hope you liked it, blessings!
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Que bonita costumbre y artesanía! Me encantó lo que escribiste de que no existen lugares iguales en el mundo. así es! Tampoco hay culturas iguales , cada una es única y lleva gemas preciosas, como los caballitos de totora! Gracias por compartir @circogatto :)
Hola! Síii son costumbres muy bonitas, me alegra mucho poder conocerlas de primera mano. Que bueno que te haya gustado, muchas gracias tu comentario nos motiva.
Saludos y bendiciones!
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