Wirikuta pilgrimage route

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The Wirikuta pilgrimage route is a sacred path followed by the Wixárika (Huichol) people to their ancestral desert homeland in central Mexico, where they perform traditional rituals and peyote ceremonies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural route
intangible cultural heritage element
pilgrimage route
sacred site
associatedBelief connection to creation myths of the Wixárika
journey of ancestral deities to Wirikuta
associatedRitual offerings to deities
peyote harvesting rituals
prayers for rain and fertility
associatedWith Wirikuta
Wirikuta Natural and Cultural Reserve (proposed and partial protections)
country Mexico
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Wixárika people
hasDestination Wirikuta desert
ancestral desert homeland of the Wixárika
hasElement ceremonial stops at sacred sites
collective ingestion of peyote
offerings of candles, arrows and yarn objects
oral transmission of myths and songs
hasPurpose performance of traditional rituals
peyote ceremonies
religious pilgrimage
renewal of spiritual ties to ancestral homeland
hasReligiousSignificanceFor Wixárika people
hasSpiritualFunction communication with ancestral spirits
maintenance of balance between humans, nature and deities
renewal of community identity
languageOfAssociatedCommunity Wixárika language
linked to: Wixarika language
locatedIn Mexico
central Mexico
linked to: Central Mexico
partOf Wixárika cosmology
linked to: Wixárika religion

Wixárika sacred geography
protectedBy Wixárika customary law
recognizedAs sacred natural landscape by Wixárika communities
religionOfAssociatedCommunity Wixárika religion
subjectOf cultural heritage protection initiatives
indigenous rights campaigns
threatenedBy agricultural expansion in desert areas
mining projects in Wirikuta region
transmittedBy Wixárika elders
linked to: Wixárika people

mara’akate (Wixárika shamans)
linked to: Wixárika religion
traverses Sierra Madre Occidental region
states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Durango, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí (approximate traditional area)
usedBy Huichol people
linked to: Huichol

Wixárika people
usedDuring annual pilgrimages
collective community journeys

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Real de Catorce hasSpiritualSignificance Wirikuta pilgrimage route