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Collacocha, a story born high in the Andes By Pablo Veramendi PeruToYou.com | |
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Voted as one of the top 10 Latin American plays, "Collacocha" is directed by well-known Peruvian television actor Fernando Vasquez (left), who also stars in the play.
"Collacocha" has been staged for several years in theaters in Lima and other cities around Peru. It has attracted widespread notice in South American publications and has earned favorable reviews from critics in Lima, New York, Bogota, Santiago and Mexico, among others. A television version of the story has been proposed in Peru. |
| "Collacocha" is a Quechua (Inca language) phrase that is composed of two words: "Colla" (which mean the Incan queen) and "cocha" (which means lake). It is the name of the dramatic play written by Enrique Solari. It is the story of Peruvian workers constructing a hydroelectric plant in El Callejon de Huaylas. A lake near the plant overflows after snowstorms in the Andes Mountains, flooding and destroying the almost-finished facility and killing 180 workers. | |
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Flooded lakes are not uncommon in the mountain regions of Peru. The writer wrote the play as a tribute to the hardships that Mother Nature can bring, especially in the rugged Andes. The characters are common men facing huge difficulties as they try to harness the inhospitable mountains. | |
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Visiting the "Callejon de Huaylas"
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