Karnawał górników w Boliwii - Redux

A sacrificed llama, next to the pit where its bones will be buried after the Offering Ceremony to the "Tio" (also known as Satan who governs the infra...

Group of three miners prepares the offering to the "Tio" (God of the mine) composed of candy, alcohol, coca leaves and primarily the heart of the sacr...

A group of miners in the process of extracting the heart of a sacrificed llama, in which they will read the future and afterward take inside the mine...

Descent of 40 yards down wooden ladders to reach the mine?s core, where my mining friends perform the offering to the God of the mine. Mine Porco, Pot...

One of the miners holds the llama heart while the rest of the offering is burned. Mina Porco, Potosi, Bolivia. 28 January 2016. Once the llama heart i...

Selling of Zullus (dried llama fetuses) Potosi, Bolivia. 27 January 2016. Llama fetuses are used in the Andean region to make offerings to the Pachama...

Rural women sell multiple colored flower petals that will be used by the miners in their offerings. Potosi, Bolivia. 27 January 2016. The customs and...

A miner gets into the truck that carries the llamas he bought for the offering of the mine where he works. Potosi, Bolivia. January 27 in 2016. The he...

A group of people playing soccer in a mining area located at the foot of the Cerro Rico of Potosi, Bolivia. 25 January 2016. The city of Potosi was on...

Musicians accompany the Offertory procession of the Miners Carnival in the descent from the Cerro Rico mountain, for the blessing of their saints in t...

A woman carries their Tata Kajchu (Saint of the mine) to the Cathedral to be blessed, in this case a statue of the Virgin Mary. Potosi, Bolivia. 23 Ja...

Dancers accompany the Offertory procession of the Miners Carnival in the descent from the Cerro Rico mountain, for the blessing of their saints in the...

Group of women carry their Tata Kajchu (Saint of the mine) to the Cathedral to be blessed, in this case a statue of the Virgin Mary. Potosi, Bolivia....

Musicians accompany the Offertory procession of the Miners Carnival in the descent from the Cerro Rico mountain, for the blessing of their saints in t...

Group of miners carry their Tata Kajchu (Saint of the mine) to the Cathedral to be blessed, in this case a statue of the Virgin Mary. Potosi, Bolivia....