The word coca comes from the ayara word q’oka which means food for workers. For thousand of years, the coca leaf has been our holy plant and nowadays is a very important plant that is part of our daily life and of the Andean religious worships.
A Peruvian legend says that by order of the Sun god Inti, the Moon goddess Mama Killa scattered these bushes over warm places to relieve the hunger and the tiredness of his people and make them, at the same time, stronger to continue with their farmwork.
From ancient times our holy leaf was used in native religious worships and in reading for future predictions. The visionaries have kept this practice from their parents and ancestors to the present day.
The priest, paqo or “altomisayoc” asks for the name of the person and the motive of the visit. Then, he prays to the spirits of the mountains, called “Apus”; he raises three leaves and blows them towards the mountains while he prays and then he spreads a handful of coca leaves over a colored cloth (unkuña) and observes the position of the leaves. This way, the dialogue between the paqo and the visitor starts.
The ceremony begins at 7:30 pm, accompanied by Andean musicians and is performed in our terrace.
After approximetely one hour, the ceremony finishes with a cold dinner in our dinning room.
The beautiful decoration, the excellent service and our magnificent view of the city will make this event a singular experience.
