Playtime Prayers Cusco Peru
by James Brunker
Title
Playtime Prayers Cusco Peru
Artist
James Brunker
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Photograph - Photograph
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These 2 children (a brother and sister) were having a great time riding their toy cars down a slope next to Santa Ana church in Cusco, Peru. Every so often they would stop to pray at a large robed stone cross next to the church. 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 publication in any form without written permission strictly prohibited.
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January 3rd, 2020
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