 It can also be spelled "kukaña", a word which derives from the Spanish word "cucaña" (Cockaigne), in French "monter du mât".This is a competition involving the laia, a farming implement that resembles a two-pronged heavy pichtfork with an off-centre handle, either with a long or short handle.Traditionally four or five members of either gender of a baserri family are picked to compete as a team, the task being to turn over a plot of land as quickly as possible.