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Offering to Pachamama at the Orurillo carnival

2016 · Distrito de Orurillo, Perú

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Local authorities perform the ritual to Pachamama during the carnival in Orurillo district, with the dance known as Kaqcha. Photograph from 2016 uploaded by its author.

Date

2016

Place

Distrito de Orurillo, Perú

People

BERNARDO VALENTIN (photography)

In the encyclopedia

Pachamama y música ↗Ritual and religious music ↗Festivals ↗

Format

JPEG / WebP / AVIF

Licence

CC BY-SA 4.0

Credit

BERNARDO VALENTIN

Source

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No.

EFMA·IMG·1384

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