Karnawał górników w Boliwii - Redux
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Group of three miners prepares the offering to the "Tio" (God of the mine) composed of candy, alcohol, coca leaves and primarily the heart of the sacrificed llama. Porco Mine, Potosi, Bolivia. January 28 in 2016. For several hours, coca leaves are chewed and alcohol is drank while asking the devil for abundance and protection. The light is as scarce as the oxygen however there is enough to take photographs and breathe. The customs and beliefs of Andean people are a hybrid of catholic religion and old beliefs. One of its highest expressions is within the Bolivian mining culture that worships the Pacha Mama (Mother Earth), the Celestial Divinity personified in the Catholic God and "El Tio" of the mine (Satan). To the latter, who rules the underworld, they make offerings with sacrifices of llamas inside the mines to ask for protection in the depths of the mountain and abundant mineral.
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2016-01-28
Dany Krom/Archivolatino/Redux/EAST NEWS
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