Sebastian Castañeda

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Captives of Faith

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Captives of Faith Every October, about 50 thousand pilgrims arrive in Ayabaca, a small town in the Andes of the department of Piura north of Peru, some arrive by buses, others by trucks, some by mototaxi, but the vast majority arrive walking, pilgrims arrive from Ecuador, Colombia and from different parts of Peru, it comes from so far that it walks about six months to reach Ayabaca, it is common to see between June and July at the southern tip of Peru people walking in purple clothes. This holiday is the object of a great devotion that goes from pilgrims who carry a cross in tow to others when they arrive in Ayabaca, they crawl on the floor as a sign of penance or promise for a miracle granted. With them they bring musical instruments and their songs attenuate the walk of the journey to the Land of Captive. These groups of pilgrims are called "Brotherhoods."

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Date of Work Oct 2019 - Ongoing

Updated Dec 2019

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