The ancestral rituals - whose origins lie in the Indigenous cultures of Peru - are made to thank the Earth and to build an awareness of the planet, according to the president of the Healing Shamans of Peru International Organization Walter Alarcon.
Shamans in Peru thank the Earth with ritual
STORY: The shamans carried out a cleansing of a papier-mache globe using tobacco. They also made made offerings with traditional drinks and plants.
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