Jan 2006
Leaving La Paz bright and early, our destinations were Coroico, the coca fields, and the San Felix falls.
In this ceremony, Johnny, Lino, Dave and Manin made a traditional Ch’alla offering and Despacho to ask for a safe travel over the “Road of Death” in Bolivia. We made a despacho as a group offering to the mountain spirits, or Apus, requesting their assistance traversing through their territory.
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Johhny, Lino, Manin
preparing the despacho offering. |
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Offerings of love, joy, forgiveness, peace. |
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Gratitude and Prayers |
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Dave offering prayers. We are
surrounded by fog as the ancestors
swirl around. |
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Burning the despacho.
Smoke and fire take our prayers up to the heavens. |
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When the fog lifts,
it is time to go. |
After the ceremony, the fog lifted from the mountainside.
We hopped into Johnny’s suv and continued on our wonderful adventure.
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Fog lifting at entrance to
the mountain road. |
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The winding road is carved into the mountainside.
It is barely wide enough for two cars.
Uphill movement of fruit-laden trucks have the right of way. |
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We stopped at a waterfall.
Received PURIFY attunement. |
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Around hairpin turns. |
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Past many waterfalls. |
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UNDER waterfalls. |
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That is a long way to the bottom. |
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Traffic. |
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Johnny got some bug bites.
Manin applies essential oils to stop the itching
and prevent infection.
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What a beautiful view! |
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Town of Coroico.
Taken from a motel restaurante on the hilltop.
Lunch was excellent.
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Church in San Felix township |
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Tienda in San Felix township |
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Lino in the coca fields. |
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Manin giving thanks to the coca plant. |
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Coca fields on hillside.
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Coca plant. |
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Dave offering humor. |
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Indians working the fields. |
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Blessing: 2 condors in tree. |
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Walking through the jungle |
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Lino and Dave navigate the trail. |
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Falls ahead! |
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Sky above falls.
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San Felix Attunement
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Lino and Manin exploring the pool. |
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If there's water around,
I'll be right in it. (-: |
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San Felix falls meander down the mountainside. |
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Creating pools, crossing the road. |
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Manin found a most interesting specimen. |
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A large millipede. |
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Millipede. |
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Thank you for a beautiful day.
APUs bid us adieu. |
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Brother Lino Quispe is Aymara Shaman. He lives and works in La Paz, Bolivia, as an environmentalist, plant medicine man. He proudly carries the tradition of the Condor.
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Brother Lino recognized my vulture medicine |
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He graduated (initiated) me as Condora. Such a blessing. Many thanks, brother Lino. I carry the medicine with honor. Aho.
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