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We journey to the Land of the Incas.
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1000places > CUZCO, PERU - A traditional hoop dress is part of the Sunday-best attire of this Peruvian woman.
1000places > CUZCO, PERU - The market is also a feature of weekend life in Cuzco.
1000places > CUZCO, PERU - Fresh produce abounds in the Cuzco market.
1000places > CUZCO, PERU - When we arrived at the Cuzco market, even the small ones had pitched in to help with the food preparation. (Immediately before we came upon this young girl, she had been dozing with the very large knife in her hand.)
1000places > CUZCO, PERU - It is often the children we remember the most. This little girl watched seemed very pleased with her success in feeding the llama.
1000places > CUZCO, PERU - A boy and his llama.
1000places > CUZCO, PERU - One group of Peruvians has remained pure Quechua since the days of the Spanish invasion. We met a member of this group, a curandero, or healer and participated in a spiritual ceremony that can be traced back to Inca times.
1000places > CUZCO, PERU - First the Quechuan went about preparing a collection of herbs, confetti, and other materials in a paper wrapping.
1000places > CUZCO, PERU - Then, one by one, we stood in front of the shaman while he moved his packet over and down our bodies, hoping to draw out the "bad spirits." Later he would burn the packet.
CUZCO, PERU - Then, one by one, we stood in front of the shaman while he moved his packet over and down our bodies, hoping to draw out the "bad spirits." Later he would burn the packet.
> CUZCO, PERU - Then, one by one, we stood in front of the shaman while he moved his packet over and down our bodies, hoping to draw out the "bad spirits." Later he would burn the packet.
CUZCO, PERU - Then, one by one, we stood in front of the shaman while he moved his packet over and down our bodies, hoping to draw out the "bad spirits." Later he would burn the packet.
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