Chaquitaclla

Chaa key tac lia

The Chaquitaclla has been used in the high Andes for thousands of years planting corn and Patatoes. The handel is as tall as a man and wieghs 3 kilos.
Tto cut the tuff turff, the users jumps in the air and uses the hanndle as a foot rest coming down with all his weight slicing deep into the ground, then used as a pry bar lever to turn over the sode clump.
In Inca times they used a flat stone for the tip bound in place with raw hide, now a spring steal Axel leaf is used.

photo Bao