Certain crossing paths can lead to a total collision. The turbulence and tragedy that was caused by the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century can be described by the Andean concept of pachakuti. Worldviews, traditions and communities were shattered. The colonization was a turning point not only for the Andean population but indeed in human history, marking the beginning of the modern era.
Patchakuti is generally some form of cataclysmic event or transformation and can also be generated by natural disasters that completely change reality. In today’s political context, the term is used to express the need for radical change for the survival of the planet, in which patchakuti can lead to destruction as well as revival.