Toad's mouth

The legend of the Toad's mouth tells us that: “the toad emerged from the Sacred Lake Titicaca, in the nights, until before dawn, but one gray day he did not realize that it had already dawned and the rays of the Tata Inti were beginning to come out, Astonished, the toad wanted to return to the lake, but the rays of the Sun as a sign of punishment for their audacity, they immobilized him in his natural form; turning it into stone, looking carefully towards the Holy Lake. From that moment, the Copacabana peninsula, possesses good luck.”

The toad is considered by many, a symbol of good luck, if this appears in times of rain, It is because it will bring good omens, wealth and prosperity. To receive all this luck, As a good custom, tribute is paid to the toad with incense and ch`alla, accompanied by a good wine, champagne or beer.

Belén Condarco
UMSA Tourism major student