A Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, provides consultation over the phone in his office in Bogota, Colombia.

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Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, provides spiritual consultation over the phone in his office in Bogota, Colombia, 29 June 2013. During the last decade, the religious globalization of the urban areas in Latin America has merged traditional indigenous rites together with Western liberal religious concepts like Satanism. Deriving a benefit from the skilful use of modern communication channels (cellphones, internet), the spiritual leaders and shamen of the digital era have risen up.

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Location: Bogota, Colombia
Photo credit: © Jan Sochor / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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