Our Yaku Program embodies the spirit of unity between humanity and nature, forging a path towards a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Carmen Edith Freeze was born Carmen Edith Pachacama-Pachacama in Quito, the capital of the Republic of Ecuador, in South America where the latitud is almost 00° 00’ 00”, a place full of traditions, magic and love. Her family name, Pachacama, derives from Pa
chacamak, the name of the pre-Inca creator god of the indigenous people of what is today Peru. The temple of Pachacamak was in the valley south of the present city of Lima, Peru. Pacha translates as “the world,” while camak is thought to mean either “creator”or “animator.” The cult of Pachacamak was eventually adopted into the Inca cult of the sun. In Inca mythology, the creator was also called Pachayachachik, meaning the “Teacher of the World.” Pachayachachik was sometimes represented as the demi-god son of the creator or as a human being with miraculous powers who, as the culture hero of the people, was responsible for bringing humans the arts of civilization following the mythological flood and the creation or recreation of humankind. Pachacamak Folk dance project is the
most exciting aspect of life, and allows
to experience: positive energy, passion,
challenges, mind, body and nature connection, self-expression. Pachacamak Folk Foundation Mama Lake Michigan, promotes to keep the lake waters free of plastic pollution. Pachacamak Folk Foundation sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Pachacamak Folk Foundation stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today.
