This text narrates a situation of tension between the inhabitants of a town call

This text narrates a situation of tension between the inhabitants of a town called Pucará and some foreigners interested in exploiting a sacred mountain called Mama Urcu to extract precious minerals.. Foreigners promise wealth, job, and infrastructure improvements in exchange for digging into the mountain. Although some young people in the village are tempted by these promises, The elders and the spiritual leader, Taita Kuri, They recognize that such an action would be a desecration, since the mountain is considered the mother of all, a sacred being whose destruction could break the natural balance and bring negative consequences for the community. The passage highlights the conflict between economic development proposed by foreigners and respect for indigenous traditions and beliefs that value the mountain as a living and sacred being., crucial to the life and well-being of the community.