Kapac Qolla Dancers at Qoyllur Riti Festival Peru
by James Brunker
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Kapac Qolla Dancers at Qoyllur Riti Festival Peru
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James Brunker
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A group of Kapac Qolla dancers (often written Capac Colla, Qhapaq Qolla / Kolla and other variations) make their way along a mountain trail in early morning fog during the Qoyllur Riti in the high Andes in Peru's Cusco region. The Qoyllur Riti (which means Snow Star in the Quechua language) festival is one of the largest in Peru and was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List in 2011. During the event tens of thousands of people and dance groups make a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary, a church located in a valley at 4700m / approx 15,500ft at the foot of the sacred Sinak'ara mountain. Kapac Qolla dancers traditionally represent merchants who used to come from the altiplano / Lake Titicaca region. The beautiful, intricately embroidered square hats they are wearing are called an aqarapi, the white woollen balaclavas a waqullu or, waq'ollo.
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or publication in any form without prior written permission strictly prohibited.
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June 4th, 2017
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