Emerged from the sea Jimbe By attending our day to day to get bread and shelter or to conquer a new social and economic status, in short, to bring the everyday life of all flesh, we ignore the transcendent aspects of our lives and history of peoples general. Sean
enabling these lines to approach a little to the great reality that transcends us. Especially the reality of where, when and how of our land. Jimbe
Where? When Jimbe? How Jimbe? ... (Heh, this philosophy is half out).
is that the land of our birth, located at 1200 m altitude (for those of that old town jimbeño) or 2800 m (for those of Cochapetí, for example), this land is sacred to us today was once under the sea ... But that was long long ago. The truth is that Jimbe emerged from the sea. Recognize this, it is part of our identity.
Let me tell you how it was. You've heard of the tectonic plates that are moving to the continents. Well, one of these is called the South American Plate, which began to emerge from the seabed as a result of its own pressure. Of course, if the plate is pushing in one direction, and there is resistance to where pushed, then this plate is twisted-through-earthquakes, you are ridges and folds, which later will be called valleys and mountains. All this, in a slow slow process, thousands of years of intense seismic activity. Earthquakes were first who made Jimbe emerge from the waters. Tiny tremors, and all this only after we settle ourselves, such fragile beings.
Now we see the great spine of the Andes emerging and gaining altitude. But the South American plate pushes hard and tighten. So much pressure inside is heated, it melts and it happens a time intensely volcanoes. Such lava volcano Jimbe show that since Yahuarpampa until everything is Flerypunta land vomited material for thousands of years, leaving a crust of volcanic rock about 4 km thick. Close your eyes and see how Kill volcanoes, Graffiti, and Tocanca Huampucayán roar day and night, and the lava solidifies and mountain climbing, and more lava and the higher the mountain.
finally extinguished volcano and its craters were formed later blessed Andean lagoons that store rainwater, which give life to the valley Nepeña and give us much hope for the days of water shortages ahead.
As they went extinct volcanoes threw dust and ashes. The red earth of the mountains above 1300 m of altitude are of volcanic origin as well. The red earth of Pukairca, around the lagoon Wiri, are an expression of the extinct volcano last in the area.
So Jimbe was ascending. As you read this you're still looking as Jimbe emerges from the sea, then how will future black mountains rising at the point of lava, and on top of the show telluric thick layers of sand and red earth on the rocky mantle. Earthquakes and volcanoes formed our earth preparing it for us to habitásemos.
What comes next is easier to nature. Just a matter of installing an ingenious system of water recycling whereby sea water rises as clouds to the mountain area and discharges up as rain.
Also this phase is colossal, but a matter of time; and exactly what time it is time to spare. With patience then the rains were filling the cracks in the rock, were laying the red earth. Recent floods hit the real mountains. Colossal landslides swept hills and slopes, forming streams everywhere.
At the end of the landslides lay down near the sea, filling the last broken. Moro, San Jacinto, Huambacho, Samanco are settled on a vast landfill of more than 200 m deep. Within this fill pockets the groundwater low range.
Jimbe, in turn, was part of the fill. When excavated soil found jimbeño boulder-chung-around caliber. A geological section of these ages is represented didactically in Cacapaqui (the boardwalk Spring). There we see the main rock rising from the bridge about 200 m to Huanca Agustín Castro. The pier is in a sharp ridge of alluvial fill. Did you see? Many landslides have shaped our home.
Earthquakes, volcanoes and floods shaped our land.
A long process does not fit into our understanding except in broad strokes. More is enough to become aware of the mighty forces who went to our home is built.
The next time I go for my country, sure I'll see her with more respect, affection and gratitude.
Women jimbeña When the sea came Jimbe
Andes brought with your name engraved.
earthquakes, rain and volcanoes were formed
him and there you were. And in the meantime that people
strong and prosperous
footprint left in the stones. Your
lineage was debugged, the best seed
navigate your belly.
you one of many living history
village with great past.
who makes you prosperous and strong
these people who are
its clear destination. (Sevilla, October 2008)
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