Some dry fetus on sale on the market (Puno - Peru). Foetus séchés en vente sur le marché de Puno (Pérou).

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Dry fetus of llamas (Lama lama), alpacas (Lama pacos), pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) on sale on the market of Puno (Peru). Peruvian people make up offerings (fetus) for the "Pacha Mama" (Mother Earth), burying them beneath the foundations of a new house. This offerings take over from animal sacrifices which were long ago devoted to it. Foetus de lamas (Lama lama), alpagas (Lama pacos), porcs (Sus scrofa domesticus) séchés en vente sur le marché de Puno (Pérou). Ils constituent des offrandes pour la "Pacha Mama" en les enterrant sous les fondations d'une nouvelle maison ce qui remplace les sacrifices d'animaux qui lui étaient jadis consacrés.

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Size: 5389px × 3578px
Location: market of Puno Peru
Photo credit: © Emmanuel LATTES / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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