Víctor Hugo Mica Álvarez participated in the “Pachamama party”,and after having consumed alcohol, woke up buried in a vacant lot in the city of Achacachi
A man luckily escaped a gang of criminals in Bolivia , a Latin American country .
Bolivian Víctor Hugo Mica Álvarez, 30, was buried alive after participating in the Pachamama party. The lad said he was at the celebration on Sunday night, accompanied by a friend he had just met, and who consumed alcohol. He recalls waking up inside a coffin located in a vacant lot in the city of Achacachi, 93 km northwest of La Paz.
According to him, people wanted to use him as a “sullu” — as an offering item to the goddess. After fleeing, Álvarez asked a young man for help, who took him to the police station. According to him, the police ignored the complaint.
“Last night was the pre-entry (to Villa Victoria). We went dancing and I don’t remember anymore. The only thing I remember is that I thought I was in my bed and I got up to urinate, and I couldn’t move anymore. When I pushed the coffin, I broke the glass and the dirt started to get in and then I managed to get out. They buried me,” said Víctor in a video published by the Bolivian website Página Siete.
Every August 1, Hispanic Latin America celebrates Pachamama Day, one of the most popular events in Andean countries, when offerings are made in rituals of gratitude to the fertility goddess, Mother Earth (“terra”, “pacha”; “mother”, “mama”, in Quechua and Aymara languages).
On this day, a religious act is carried out in which its participants purify themselves and commit to behave as true guests of this land. In return, they ask for good harvests and protection for all inhabitants.
The Police authorities, El Alto’s Special Force to Combat Crime (FELCC) has announced that it will investigate the case , and the criminals will be located and brought to Justice .
