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Mallku
HI there guys! an old pic... fun fact, was done in a flight :D (Big Grin)
This time, a story from Los Andes, the mountains of south America. The Condor spirit: Mallku... Condorito for his friends :D (Big Grin)
, hope you like it.
Bamboo/5 hours/PSCS3/music: CARIQUIMA - Illapu (music from my land)
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In aymara culture, Mallku is the spirit of the mountains, hills and high cliffs that surround a village. For them is a protector spirit, unique and particular in each case. It is a source of life thanks to the greening of the valley when he melt the snow from the mountains. He is a protector, punishing bad behavior. Therefore, the man speaks him in prayers and celebrated his presence in the month of January. Is usually represented as a condor bordering on celestial vault on its flights. The mallku Kunturi, Brother Snow, is the mallku inhabiting the frozen heights, the deity of the peaks and heights. They usually appears on the dreams of Yatiris (aymara mages) and tell them the secrets of nature, past, present and future. Mallku is the messenger of the Achachillas (superior spirits). There is a protector spirit lower than Mallku, the Uywiri, the spirit that protects livestock and household