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In the Andes, the time for celebrating propitiatory rituals coincides with the carnival season. One such ritual is the wylancha; in which members of the community of MOLLOKO, in the Acora district of Puno, offer their alpacas to the mountains and the earth, their protecting divinities.

Type: Documentary
Length: 28 minutes
Year: 1991
Audio Language: English
Subtitles: None
Themes: Peru
Director(s): Gisella Canepa Koch
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