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Dedication to Takiwasi
We share this moving dedication to Takiwasi published by Miguel Palomino on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of our institution. Miguel is also the author of the picture that accompanies this beautiful text.
"Takiwasi is a large baked bread, it is the sound of the jungle at dusk, it is Jacques and Jaime, it is Rosa and Lupe. Takiwasi is the Saturday newspaper on Sundays, it's the MP3 on the weekend, the mangoes on the ground and the flowers in the cave. Takiwasi is the doorbell of the house and Mrs. Meche telling you to come in. Takiwasi is the smell of agua florida and tobacco, it is the freshly washed buckets and Elbis carrying the world on his back, it is the firewood for the rituals and the night on the last day of the dieta. Takiwasi is Danae, Edgardo, Mrs. Sylvia, Don Gary, Jesús and Gaby, it is José and Josué, Uriel, Carlos, Hermitaño, Segundo and Luis, Hermógenes and Bruno. Takiwasi is the smell of perfumes and the river, it is the nettle and Jose Vela, Mrs. Aracelli, Veronika and Fabienne, Don Wilson and Homero, Fernando, Don Martín, David and Percy, it is the carpentry to talk at night before starting week. Takiwasi are the companions and their stories, white clothes and Marsella soap. Takiwasi are the nights in the middle of the court imagining what life will be like, it is the dreams and visions, it is the lunar eclipse that we saw and the dieters who marked the time like a friendly clock. Takiwasi is the Ajo Sacha and the Rosa Sisa. And now, Takiwasi is also Cusco and its streets, it is the Sacred Valley and my family. Takiwasi is the laughter of my son and the shoulder of my partner, it is the "Ábrete Corazón" as a lullaby, cloth diapers and sleepless nights. It's my dogs and my cats, it's the garden and the river that passes by. Takiwasi are the mountains that surround me, the communities that I visit, the lagoons, the bridges and the return home. Takiwasi are my friends, my clients and the saleswomen of the market. Takiwasi has that ability to fill everything with reality and magic. Takiwasi is the place where I decided to live again and it is the house I return to."