Narratives of the caves of Kumbe Mayo-Peru

• Autor: López Aldave, Natali
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/20178
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/sociales/article/view/20178
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: caves; petroglyph; worldview and narratives; cuevas; petroglifo; cosmovisión y narrativas

In this article, five caves found at ceremonial center of Kumbe Mayo, located in the department of Cajamarca, Perú, are analyzed. This study is based on spatial and iconographic analyses, as well as a review of historical and ethnographic sources. The symbols found at Kumbe Mayo revolve around, as seen materialized in the construction of the canal, narratives related to the sacredness of water, space-time, ancestors, and fertility. Furthermore, in the figures embodied in the caves, zoomorphic, geometric and anthropomorphic symbols are prevalent. These narratives extend to other sites in the central Andes and Mexico.