Masked dancer at Qoyllur Rit’i festival, Peru, 2006 El Fotografo spied this guy at the 2006 pilgrimage. He embodies the fertility cult that underpins the festival’s Catholic traditions, which have been sycretized with older, Andean rituals. I find this image rather terrifying, for some reason. We looked again for the Sheep’s Head Dancer this past [...]
Photo of the Day: Masked Sheep’s Head Dancer, Qoyllur Rit’i Pilgrimage 2006
September 10th, 2008 · Comments Off · Climate Change & Disappearing Glaciers, Festivals, Sacred Rituals, Religion
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Photo of the Day: Ausangate Mountain Range
September 10th, 2008 · Comments Off · Climate Change & Disappearing Glaciers, Peru's Andes Mountains
[caption id="attachment_510" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="Ausangate mountain range, photo c. Jorge Vera 2008"][/caption]
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