Young Amerindian woman on swing in Cochabamba, Bolivia
A young Amerindian woman, taking part in the wayunka ceremony in the Cochabamba Area, Bolivia, catches a decorated basket with her feet while sitting on a swing. The ceremony, which is a fertility rite and sexual flirt with the men watching it, is held at the end of Todos Santos and symbolises the return of life after several days of death rites.
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