ÑAWPACHASQAN PACHA YACHACHIYKUNA YANAPAYKUNA SAYWITI PACHA JAYÑIY QALLARIY
 
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Tourism in Bolivia
 
 
Covendo - Palos Blancos
 

Palos Blancos Following the main road of La- Paz - Beni passing by La Cumbre almost 5000 m over the level of sea, there is a extremely rapid descent till Caranavi's town, located at 600m.s.n .m, from this point you go to the nor east till arriving to Sapecho town, located at the Alto Beni shores a new scenery is open; the natural sound of pluvial port is present. The region shows exotic sceneries with a lot of fauna and flora typical species of the Bolivian Amazon., ideal for practicing Ecotourism and adventure tourism as well.

The Alto Beni River , opens a majestic width of almost 700 m and running waters slightly visible , special for wind surf , or aquatic sky , the rafting is an ideal activity for the zone due to some families there have this boats , their skills to use them is evident, because since their early age daily life have been modelling them for this purpose, the fishing is important for the variety and size of fish.

The trekking trough forests are unforgettable due to the different vegetation that is exuberant including species of trees, larger than 30m, the exotic flowers present one great variety like the orchids. The landscape is wonderful. Due to hills that give a natural viewing sites.

Brief History.

The Moseten, were reduced in missions by a Franciscan priest. The fist was founded in Muchanes in the year 1804. In the present century the Redentorist priests having in charge of transmitting them the catholic faith.
Since the ending of XIX century until the middle of XX century, was given in the first region frenetic exploitation of Quina, known as the "casacarilla del arbol chinchona" .In this process was massive used the labour strength of the Moseten "used to leave planes fully charged by Quina".

Festivities.

The celebration is one of the most important mechanisms of symbolic recreation of the Moseten . In each community celebrations are organized twice a year:
One of them in memory of their Patron Saint, celebration where other communities are involved and also with the presence of the catholic priest meanwhile the other celebration that has more deep ethnical roots is called "nuestra fiesta" by natives, like Santa Ana town in this celebration the Moseten were wearing customs representing an specific variety of fauna

This kind of metamorphosis shows the importance the relation between men- nature for the Moseten that 's why this is the base of their magic religious cosmology.