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Pachamama, the Andean Earth Mother, remains central to Indigenous tradition, honored with August rituals of offerings, fire, and libations. From sacred mountains to political debates, she embodies the enduring bond between land, spirit, and community across the Andes. Devotees celebrated her feast day last week.
In Bolivia’s highland city of El Alto, a row of vibrantly-colored cliff-side homes is the center of a stand-off between traditional healers and city officials, as experts warn that ongoing erosion has made the situation increasingly dire while residents refuse to abandon their residences.
“Pachamama will never return to the palace,” said Luis Fernando Camacho, leader of the Bolivian opposition movement that forced the former Bolivian president Evo Morales out of office on Sunday.