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IMAGE 8/19, ID# 4391

Row of talismans at the Casa Esoterico, La Paz

Row of talismans at the Casa Esoterico, La Paz
Located in the Mercado de los brujos (the witches market) several stalls sell magical ingredients, herbs, figurines and dried llama foetuses, intended as remedies for any combination of ills or as protection from the malevolent spirits of the Aymara world.

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witch market talisman superstition religion Row talismans Casa Esoterico La Paz America Bolivia

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