Andean & Amazonian Cultural Sanctuary
The Taki Project preserves and celebrates the musical, spiritual, and educational traditions of the Andes and Amazon in the Sacred Valley.
About Taki Project
The Taki Project is dedicated to preserving and sharing the spiritual and cultural traditions of the Andes and Amazon. Through an intercultural approach, it aims to teach children, youth, leaders, and seekers, both local and visitors, about the values of ancestral wisdom. These teachings are carried out through creative strategies in education, music, dance, storytelling, and traditional medicine.
The project envisions creating a multifunctional complex in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, offering a variety of activities, including workshops, performances, traditional ceremonies, and educational programs, to bring together and share these valuable cultural practices.
«After more than 50 years on this path, and in this decisive moment when humanity faces a grave climate crisis, as well as crises of health and meaning, I strive to fulfill the mission entrusted by the elders, the guardians of wisdom from these communities, to share their teachings, especially their music, with the world.»
— Kike Pinto Cárdenas
Meet the Facilitators
Kike Pinto Cárdenas
Lima, Peru, 1956.
Musician, composer, singer-songwriter, researcher, teacher and «chakaruna» (intercultural bridge man).
Lourdes Monrroy Quinteros
Lima, Peru, 1968.
Primary school basic education teacher, specializing in alternative education, in «Waldorf Pedagogy» and cocreator of the «Philosophy of Relationship Education».
Taki Museum
The Taki Museum, once located in Cusco, Peru, housed a collection of over 400 traditional musical instruments from the Andes, Amazon, and other regions of the world. Although it is no longer active, the vision to revive the museum in the Sacred Valley of the Incas is an integral part of the Taki Project. The reimagined museum aims to preserve this cultural heritage and continue offering live demonstrations, guided tours, and ancestral music workshops.