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UNDERSTANDING OF THE COSMOS

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JANUARY - FEBRUARY - MARCH - APRIL - MAY - JUNE
JULY - AUGUST - SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER - NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
     

Wampuash - kapok trees bloom.
Charap jureti - river turties lay eggs, 1sr period.
Namaktin - migration of fishes upstream during their matting season.
Tserempushtin - guava tree fruit season.
Wampuash week - breeding time for the leaf cutting
ants, 1st period.
Waá iwiarmau - nesting time.
Macha sacamau - famine time for monkeys and other frugivorous.
Arak - flame trees bloom; sawing season begins.
The Achuar understand the universe as a hemisphere of sky and earth, which is surrounded by water. For the Achuar the upper river (yaki) - down river (tsumu) axis is much more important than the east / west axis.
Some of the most feared creatures such as anacondas, dolphins and ants, dwell in the underworld.
         




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