Among the Quqa Amazons, there is a hierarchical organization that is much more structured than it might appear to an outside observer.

Some Amazons are dedicated to manual labor, such as making tools, weapons, and handicrafts. Others are responsible for cooking and managing the village. Every woman has her own role and contributes to the community’s survival, because in an environment as hostile and dangerous as the jungle, organization is essential.

Among the most important roles are those of the hunters, who are tasked with providing food for the entire village by capturing wild animals from the forest.

Their hunting methods, however, are quite unique, deeply rooted in rituals and superstitions passed down through generations.

The Quqa believe that the Goddess of Nature is as generous as she is cruel. Every animal in the forest is considered her child, and taking one from the jungle without taking the proper precautions could bring her wrath upon the community.

For this reason, there are specific rules that every huntress must follow.

The first rule states that none of them may enter the forest with their face uncovered. Every huntress must wear a mask so that the Goddess cannot recognize her and, one day, follow her trail back to the village to punish her.

The second rule is even more important: no prey may be killed immediately.

Only after offering a prayer for forgiveness to the Goddess of Nature can the prey be sacrificed. This ritual is necessary to appease her wrath and obtain her forgiveness.

For this reason, every Quqa huntress carries two essential tools: bolas, to immobilize her prey without killing it, and a sacrificial knife, intended for the final and most sacred moment of the hunt.