Virgin of Candelaria Feast, in Puno, Peru. 康德拉利亞聖母節, 普諾

In this January 29, 2017 photo, dancers perform during Virgin of Candelaria celebrations in downtown Puno, Peru. The annual celebration is a rare moment of national focus on an indigenous-dominated village culture in Peru. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this January 29, 2017 photo, dancers perform during Virgin of Candelaria celebrations in downtown Puno, Peru. “We have danced this way since the time of our grandparents”, said 75 year-old Martin Mamani, who had made the trek from the village of Esmeralda. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this January 29, 2017 photo, dancers wait their turn to perform during Virgin of Candelaria celebrations in Puno, Peru. Anthropologist Henry Flores, who has studied indigenous dances in the town of Puno, said “There’s always been a lack of respect for the countryside. But when the villagers participate, they are saying, “I am present’ and the people from the city are only spectators”. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this January 29, 2017 photo, dancers wait their turn to perform during Virgin of Candelaria celebrations in Puno, Peru. In addition to devotion, villagers have other reasons for dancing on the feast. Some are grateful to have been cured of disease, while others are asking for protection for their crops, or increased political power. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this January 29, 2017 photo, musicians perform for dancers on the shores of Lake Titicaca, as they practice before their presentation for the Virgin of Candelaria celebrations in Puno, Peru. Dancers in colorful masks and elaborate costume celebrate the Virgin of Candelaria, patron saint of communities along the shore of Lake Titicaca, in what's considered the largest Catholic festival in the Andes. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this January 29, 2017 photo, dancers get ready near Lake Titicaca prior to their performance at Virgin of Candelaria celebrations in Puno, Peru. The festivities start this week. The Feast in honor of Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the city of Puno, is made in the first fortnight of February each year, and represents the largest and most important cultural event, musical and dancing by Peru, and one of the three most significant in South America along with Carnival in Rio de Janeiro and the Carnaval de Oruro, in the amount of symbols and artistic and cultural manifestations of the cultures themselves Quechua, Aymara and mixed by Highlands Andean and the volume of people directly and indirectly involved in its realization. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)
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