Another Cross

The Day of The Cross

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June 13th 2006
Incas believed that pretty much every natural phenomena had a god associated with it. The rainbow, lightning, sun, moon & surrounding mountains had gods. When the Spanish came to Peru they were not very comfortable with pagan beliefs & replaced everything with catholic images. Today the mountain behind Walters house no longer has an Apu (a mountain god) but has a chapel & a cross. Today wa ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more