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Tributes to the Andean Earth Goddess, Pachamama

7/27/2011

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I've been living in Bolivia for a total of five years now, and the place never stops astounding me. On this page, I've included some images of good luck charms that are burned the first Friday of every month in a traditional ceremony (called a koa), a tribute to Pachamama, the Andean Mother Earth goddess.

Each small charm contains different images — you chose the one with the picture of the thing you most desire. There are houses and computers and voyages. My personal favorite? The one that contains the bottles of alcohol. No kidding.

So if life isn't giving you what you want, maybe you need to do like the Bolivians: redirect your prayers to Pachamama.
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Awww, here´s the love charm. I suppose it´s cheaper than getting your potential mate liquored up.

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This is for those hoping for upcoming travel. I am told that taking the llama along is optional.

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This is for those hoping for a good harvest this fall. Why the explicit pic of the farmer´s butt is beyond me. Pachamama moves in mysterious ways.

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Need a new 18-wheeler? This is the charm for you!

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I´m told that Pachamama doesn´t discriminate when it comes to Mac users.

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My personal favorite! This is for those who believe that witchcraft should be used wisely and fairly in the pursuit of greater and everreaching quantities of alcohol.

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It´s a butterfly. A very pretty Bolivian butterfly.

3 Comments
Carl Schuster
8/10/2011 04:15:15 am

I love the local rituals of indigenous peoples. I would still love to try the 7 Shaiman journey.
Carl

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