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The Pilgrimage to the Snow Mountain

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

PERU | Friday, 14 Dec 2012 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

From the airplane I like to see small lost villages within the folds of the Andes. I like the fat rain drops to soak me as I ride my motorcycle through some Amazonian town. In these moments, I reaffirm my belief: life is too short to notice and give notice ... Read more >
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Photos: QoyllurRitt'i

PERU | Friday, 14 Dec 2012 | Photo Gallery

Thousands of Indians and mestizos of the southern Andes of Peru pilgrimage to one of the Apus (gods) most important in their worldview: the snowy mountain Qolke Punku (15,500 feet), which also houses the Catholic Lord Ritt'i Qoyllur. Pure religious syncretism.... Read more >
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