Daily Worship in Cusco
by James Brunker
Title
Daily Worship in Cusco
Artist
James Brunker
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
A lady stops to pray below a large decorated stone cross next to Santo Domingo church in Cusco, Peru. These crosses are common in Cusco and known locally as cruz velacuy / velakuy. For the Festival of the Cross at the start of May people visit them to pray and leave lighted candles, flowers, fruit and other offerings.
Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire and the stones at the base of the wall and cross are from the Inca period. The Spanish built many of their houses and churches over the foundations of the original Inca buildings, or used stones from them for construction as is the case here (the Incas didn't use mortar but fitted their stone blocks together perfectly without it).
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or use in any form (print, website, etc) without prior written permission strictly prohibited.
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September 5th, 2015
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