Cachiche: Difference between revisions
fromatting ref |
Did an incredibly small amount of cleanup, will try to do more later |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
<!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point --> |
<!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point --> |
||
'''Cachiche''' is a community located just four kilometers from [[Ica, Peru]]. This small village is well-know like a land of the witches and centre of witchcraft in the south of Perú. |
'''Cachiche''' is a community located just four kilometers from [[Ica, Peru]]. This small village is well-know like a land of the witches and centre of witchcraft in the south of Perú.<ref>http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Ica-Peru-Vacation--A-Magical-Oasis-And-A-Witches--City/566970</ref> |
||
==Legend of Julia Hernández Pecho Viuda de Díaz== |
|||
==Legend== |
|||
According to local legend, one of the most famous witches of Cachiche was Julia Hernández Pecho Viuda de Díaz. She was known to have cured the stammer of local boy named Fernando Leon de Vivero, who later became a congressman in Lima. Tell the story, when he returned to Cachiche, he wanted to show his gratitude, so he set up a statue in form a woman with her hands stretched upward in the form of a V with both an owl and a skull at each of her sides carved out of a single huarango tree, nowadays you can visit. It popular story said that in 1987 at the age 106 Julia witch dies. On her death, this famous witch prophesized that then the seventh head of the palm tree appeared, Ica would be wiped out. The story was forgotten by long time, but in 1997 (an El Niño year) torrential rains was inundating the city. The people decided to cut off the tree’s seventh head but the flooding stopped before they did so. <ref name=rg>{{cite book | last =Jenkins | first =Dilwyn | title =Rough guide to Peru |
According to local legend, one of the most famous witches of Cachiche was Julia Hernández Pecho Viuda de Díaz. She was known to have cured the stammer of local boy named Fernando Leon de Vivero, who later became a congressman in Lima. Tell the story, when he returned to Cachiche, he wanted to show his gratitude, so he set up a statue in form a woman with her hands stretched upward in the form of a V with both an owl and a skull at each of her sides carved out of a single huarango tree, nowadays you can visit. It popular story said that in 1987 at the age 106 Julia witch dies. On her death, this famous witch prophesized that then the seventh head of the palm tree appeared, Ica would be wiped out. The story was forgotten by long time, but in 1997 (an El Niño year) torrential rains was inundating the city. The people decided to cut off the tree’s seventh head but the flooding stopped before they did so. <ref name=rg>{{cite book | last =Jenkins | first =Dilwyn | title =Rough guide to Peru |
||
| publisher =[[Rough Guides]] | date =2003 | location = | pages =207 | isbn =1843530740}}</ref> This palm tree is located in the centre of the village and the local people said that once upon a time it was a normal, erect tree, but under influence diabolic rituals performed nearby it has become deformed. |
| publisher =[[Rough Guides]] | date =2003 | location = | pages =207 | isbn =1843530740}}</ref> This palm tree is located in the centre of the village and the local people said that once upon a time it was a normal, erect tree, but under influence diabolic rituals performed nearby it has become deformed. |
||
Revision as of 13:48, 18 November 2011
An editor has nominated this article for deletion. You are welcome to participate in the deletion discussion, which will decide whether or not to retain it. |
Cachiche is a community located just four kilometers from Ica, Peru. This small village is well-know like a land of the witches and centre of witchcraft in the south of Perú.[1]
Legend of Julia Hernández Pecho Viuda de Díaz
According to local legend, one of the most famous witches of Cachiche was Julia Hernández Pecho Viuda de Díaz. She was known to have cured the stammer of local boy named Fernando Leon de Vivero, who later became a congressman in Lima. Tell the story, when he returned to Cachiche, he wanted to show his gratitude, so he set up a statue in form a woman with her hands stretched upward in the form of a V with both an owl and a skull at each of her sides carved out of a single huarango tree, nowadays you can visit. It popular story said that in 1987 at the age 106 Julia witch dies. On her death, this famous witch prophesized that then the seventh head of the palm tree appeared, Ica would be wiped out. The story was forgotten by long time, but in 1997 (an El Niño year) torrential rains was inundating the city. The people decided to cut off the tree’s seventh head but the flooding stopped before they did so. [2] This palm tree is located in the centre of the village and the local people said that once upon a time it was a normal, erect tree, but under influence diabolic rituals performed nearby it has become deformed.
This place is mystical tourist destination, where you can enjoy in different ways outside of Ica city.
References
- ^ http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Ica-Peru-Vacation--A-Magical-Oasis-And-A-Witches--City/566970
- ^ Jenkins, Dilwyn (2003). Rough guide to Peru. Rough Guides. p. 207. ISBN 1843530740.
 | This Peruvian geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |