HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE PUCARA BULLS - TORITOS OF PUCARA
The Small Pucara Bulls also known as "Toritos de Pucara", are handmade ceramic sculptures created by local artisans from the southern part of Peru that take the silhouette of said mammal, and are adorned with a diversity of colorful strokes and flowers, each one with particular meaning. The production of bulls from Pucara has become a pottery tradition that is part of Peru's national heritage. The Pucara bull represents and is a symbol of protection, strength, vitality, prosperity, abundance and wealth. Pucara Bull or Torito de Pucara This ceramic adopted the name of Pucara Bull due to the place where they were sold. In the past, the ceramic artisans of Pupuja exhibited their work in front of travelers at the train station called Pucara. Pucara was the closest place to the Pupuja community. In the past, the priests of the Pucara Culture that developed on the northwest coast of Lake Titicaca in Puno practiced various rituals as part of the totemic wisdom, including the A...
