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La Petatera is a bullring which is installed each January and dismantled at the end of February. Its name comes from the petates - strips of material - which cover a structure of otates - poles - made of guadua and different types of wood from the area. There is no known original grand plan for the Petatera. The oldest remaining drawing is a sketch of the outline drawn into the earth. If the 'project' is superfluous, then the scrupulous repetition of the construction process is essential because this is the only way to guarantee the success of the final product. In the Petatera the architectural value goes from the object to the ritual, and from the building to the method of construction.