Another contribution of
the chibchas is tejo game which, is played by the people of popular sectors in
tejo’s arenas The game consists of throwing a metal puck, weighing
approximately 680 grams, across an alley at a distance of approximately twenty
metres, to a one metre by one metre board covered with clay and set at a
forty-five degree angle. This metal puck is the "tejo" itself.
The posts are located at
every extreme of the field. This post consists of a wooden frame. Inside the
frame, there is a metal pipe strong enough to withstand the continuing impacts
of the tejo. This pipe is the target where the tejo is meant to hit.
The tejo must be thrown
from within the throwing area and the goal is to impact the inside of the
target at the other extreme. A chief characteristic of the sport is its use of
small exploding targets that contain gunpowder, commonly known
as "mechas".
These usually triangle-shaped envelopes with explosive
material inside are set on the edges of the pipe where on impact with the tejo
explode loudly creating a sound similar to the one created by a small revolver
upon firing.
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