The pedagogy major in Cuenca and the Yachaykuna intercultural group held an open house on interculturality which they called Yachaykunata Karanakuna.  The aim was to strengthen inclusion in the university through an intercultural gathering for equality in all aspects of educational activities.

It was a great opportunity to learn more about our culture, especially during this period when people celebrate raymis, Inti Raymi or the fest of the sun, which is full of ancestral symbolism.

The event started by first creating the right environment, then came the university's choir group and the participation of layackack, someone who knows our ancestors' culture well; through a especial ceremony she held a spiritual cleansing that would help have a balance between the university community and Pachamama.

UPS president Javier Herran said the university specializes in teaching people how to be happy and this means teaching people how to live and find themselves. He talked to students partly in Spanish and partly in quichua. He said "this event, this reality of university life, academic life is another step to find a way to build better lives for ourselves and the community".

University officials, professors and students were able to learn about traditional dances and music of Cuchunchi for ancestral weddings, which are celebrations that are full of commitment, spirituality and wisdom. Miguel Mayancela, a student from the community of Quilloac and the coordinator of the Yachaykuna intercultural group role played the groom. 

During the open house, students exhibited a variety of plants from the Andes, some archaelogical objects from Cerro Narrio, clothing worn on special occasions, brochures on Kichwa and shuar, and indigenous gastronomy.

Victoria Jara Cobos,  director of the pedagogy faculty, was pleased with the activities conducted during the event, especially because students from indigenous communities are able to show culture and traditions.