Qoyllur Rit’i
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Celebration
Official Initiation of the Fiesta of the Lord of Qoyllur Rit’i
Today, May 18, to the sound of quenas, pututos, and dances, from very early one of the fiestas with the…
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Travel
The Feast of Exaltation of the Lord of Qoyllur Rit’i
The feast of the Exaltation of the Lord of Qoyllur Rit’i is carried out in the month of September, from…
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Commentary
Spelling a Pilgrimage’s Name is Tricky at Best in Cusco
There are complex and difficult realities in Cusco and spelling is one of them. I do not refer to just…
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Customs
The Mystery and the Magic of a Pilgrimage to Qoyllur Rit’i.
Everything began Friday afternoon when my friends, Walter, Adrian, Walter and I got together in Edwin’s house. On his terrace…
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Events
Playing Boys Guide and Create Passion and Fertility in Qoyllur Rit’i
Play, like winds whistling around a glacial peak or two boys rolling in the snow or even on grass, seems…
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Religion
Apparitions compared: Marianito and the Niño Jesus in Qoyllur Rit’i
The pilgrimage of Quoyllur Rit’i celebrates, in part, the appearance of the Christ Child to Mariano Mayta. This struck me…
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Folklore
The Sinful Pablito and Death
Every year, right before the celebration of Corpus Christi, the different clans or nations end their delegations of colorful dancers…
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Fiestas
A Great Week of Celebrations Begins in Cusco
The great time of celebration is on us. They city is bubbling with fervor about the pilgrimage to Qoyllur Rit’i. Many…
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Events
Protest against Mining near Qoyllur Rit’i Takes Cusco’s Plaza Today
Banner of All Nations United in Protest (Brayan Coraza Morveli) Today, January 18th, under gray skies, Cusco lives a protest…
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Food & Drinks
The Life of Images in Quyllur Rit’i
Images of Christ, enclosed in wood and glass, accompanied pilgrims on their way to Quyllur Rit’i, the high mountain site…
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