Pachamama celebrations gather communities across Argentina and the Andes

Each year on August 1, peoples of the Andean region and several Argentine provinces mark the Day of Pachamama, an ancestral ceremony honoring Mother Earth and the transition to the rainy season. Traditional rituals include the "corpachada," where participants dig a hole symbolising the earth’s mouth and place offerings such as tubers, maize, chicha, coca leaves, breads and other foods as a sign of gratitude and a request for health and prosperity.

In Catamarca, the municipal government and artist Raúl Guzmán invited residents to a Corpachada Vecinal at Avenida Intendente Lascano 409, barrio Huayra Punco, describing the ceremony as “one of the deepest and most significant celebrations of our Andean culture.” A similar event was organized by the Capital’s cultural director, also featuring Guzmán’s guidance. The celebration is observed in provinces such as Jujuy—declared the National Capital of the Pachamama—and Salta, where families gather to give thanks to the Mother Earth with prayers, music and communal meals.