In the high Andean areas of the Cusco region and other departments, farmers are constantly concerned about the threats of climatic phenomena, such as hailstorms and frosts. However, for many decadesthe population managed to obtain satisfactory harvests, leading us to question: if there is or do they have any ancestral cultural element that is in force, referring to the protection of agricultural crops against the threat of hail and frost? How do farmers insure their harvest amid the frequent threat of hail and frost? Indeed, the population has a cultural element and they apply the Q’apachi to control hail and soften the frost, linked to religious deities. In the Peasant Community of Tuntuma, the cultural practice called Q’apachi is in force, the use of which is aimed at controlling the fall of hailstorms and moderates the effects of frost, with the institutionality of the communal or...

In the high Andean areas of the Cusco region and other departments, farmers are constantly concerned about the threats of climatic phenomena, such as hailstorms and frosts. However, for many decadesthe population managed to obtain satisfactory harvests, leading us to question: if there is or do they have any ancestral cultural element that is in force, referring to the protection of agricultural crops against the threat of hail and frost? How do farmers insure their harvest amid the frequent threat of hail and frost? Indeed, the population has a cultural element and they apply the Q’apachi to control hail and soften the frost, linked to religious deities. In the Peasant Community of Tuntuma, the cultural practice called Q’apachi is in force, the use of which is aimed at controlling the fall of hailstorms and moderates the effects of frost, with the institutionality of the communal or...