Playtime Prayers Cusco Peru Acrylic Print

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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.

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRINTS OF LATIN AMERICA AND OTHER COUNTRIES (INCLUDING USA, UK, SPAIN, PORTUGAL). Originally from the UK, I have spent most of the 21st century working leading expeditions, photographing and traveling throughout Latin America and have been based in La Paz, Bolivia since 2003. As well as South America my galleries contain a selection of images from a number of other countries across the globe that I have been privileged to visit over the years, whether for work, visiting family and friends or out of general curiosity. Fine Art America works with high quality printers and production centres in the USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands and Australia. Orders are automatically routed to your nearest manufacturing centre...