Bolivian man claims he was offered as a sacrifice to Pachamama

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“They wanted to put me out of sullu”: a man is saved from being offered to the Pachamama
He indicated that after he became unconscious, they took him to an area where there was a half-built infrastructure.


“They wanted to put me out of sullu”: a man is saved from being offered to the PachamamaVíctor Hugo Mica,

 the victim of the event recorded in Achacachi. video capture

Pagina Siete [La Paz] | August 08, 2022


After having consumed alcoholic beverages with a friend and becoming unconscious, a 30-year-old man woke up inside a box and covered in dirt, in a vacant lot in Achacachi. He denounces that they wanted to use it as a "sullu", that is, as an offering item to Pachamama.

”Last night was the pre-entry (of Villa Victoria), we went to dance, I'm a guide, and I don't remember anymore. The only thing I remember is that I thought I was in my bed and I got up to go urinate, and I couldn't move anymore, and when I pushed the coffin I barely broke the glass and dirt began to enter through the glass and So I managed to get out. They have buried me”, declared Víctor Hugo Mica Álvarez.

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The victim is a dancer from a Tobas fraternity and reported that after having participated in the pre-entry of Villa Victoria, he met a friend, who invited him for a few beers. After that he lost consciousness.

The man indicated that there was a half-built infrastructure in the area, which is why he assumes that they wanted to use it as an offering. “They wanted to put me out of sullu”, he told the press.

When he managed to escape, he asked a young man for help, who took him to a police station. However, he did not receive the expected help there and now he asks that the case be clarified.

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From the Daily Mail:

A man has told of how he smashed his way out of a coffin after being buried alive by festival goers 'as a sacrifice to mother earth' when he passed out while drinking in Bolivia.

After passing out the night before following a heavy drinking session at the opening of the Mother Earth Festival in El Alto, Bolivia, on 5 August, Víctor Hugo Mica Alvarez, 30, found himself 50 miles away inside a casket in Achacachi.

The Mother Earth Festival sees people giving thanks to Pachamama, the goddess of earth and fertility, where they give offerings, also known as a 'sullu', to the planet.

Indigenous Bolivians believe the goddess 'opens her mouth' for offerings in August, and many will give anything from live animals to sheep foetuses, as well as cocoa leaves and sweets.

Some say ancient human sacrifices and offerings are still carried out in secret.

Alvarez believes that other party-goers had buried him alive as a 'sullu', sacrificing him to mother earth.

'They wanted to use me as a sullu.'

But to add insult to injury, when Alvarez reported his burial to police they refused to believe him saying he was too drunk.

The offerings to Pachamama continue all year round, with many indigenous people taking part in folk dances and ritual ceremonies.

Indigenous Bolivians believe the goddess 'opens her mouth' for offerings in August, and many will give anything from live animals to sheep foetuses, as well as cocoa leaves and sweets - but Some say ancient human sacrifices and offerings are still carried out in secret. Pictured, the festival in May earlier this year