Dezoito@pixelfed.social
Dezoito@pixelfed.social
dezoito@pixelfed.social
I organise legal ayahuasca and indigenous immersive travels. Indigenous cultures & plant medicines. Talk to me in 🇬🇧🇵🇪🇧🇷🇫🇷
I organise legal ayahuasca and indigenous immersive travels. Indigenous cultures & plant medicines. Talk to me in 🇬🇧🇵🇪🇧🇷🇫🇷
A ceramic figure from the Tumaco-La Tolita culture (700 BCE- 350 CE). This civilisation spanned the coastal areas of present-day Colombia and Ecuador. It has all the defining features of a shaman: the geometric patterns across the base and the chest, the ceremonial posture, and the erect penis (?). The facial expression may also indicate an altered state of consciousness. The geometric patterns suggest adornment specific to ceremonial function in these ancient Pacific coastal communities.
#TumacoLaTolita #Nariño #Colombia #Esmeraldas #Ecuador #SouthAmerica #preColumbian #precolonial #ancient #shaman #shamanism #shamanic #ceramic #indigenous #museum #archaeology #spirituality #history #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #landscape #art #arte
This could be just rocks with water running through, but this carefully sheltered source with its exquisitely carved stones, part of the San Agustin archaeological park, is a true masterpiece. The Lavapatas ceremonial fountains represent one of South America's most remarkable water sanctuaries, where pre-Columbian artisans transformed natural bedrock into channels, pools, and symbolic carvings that still direct water flow millennia later. The view from the bamboo bridge is much better, but I'll keep for another post!
#Lavapatas #SanAgustin #Huila #Colombia #SouthAmerica #archeology #ancient #history #archaeologicalPark #preColumbian #precolonial #sacred #waters #UNESCO #sanctuary #CulturalHeritage #Columbia #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #landscape #art #arte
I don't often post photos of urban landscapes, but look at this view of Cusco. Cusco is the capital of archaeology in all of South America. At 3,400 metres above sea level, Cusco quite literally sits closer to the heavens. In Cusco the gods are so close you can almost touch them!
#Cusco #Cuzco #Qosqo #Qusqu #Peru #sacredValley #Andes #SouthAmerica #archaeology #capital #highAltitude #terraCotta #roofs #rooftops #Inca #Incas #ancient #history #mountain #mountains #culture #blueSky #blusky #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #landscape #art #arte #streetPhotography
This trail through Machu Picchu wasn't built for tourists but for daily rituals, political messengers, and sacred processions. I still find it hard to believe that my friend walks this ancient way, ahead of me, exactly as thousands did before. Same tropical sky, same Andean mountains and yet completely different times at human scale.
#footpathFriday #MachuPicchu #Cusco #sacredValley #Peru #Andes #SouthAmerica #Inca #ancient #engineering #history #stone #AndeanPathways #trail #hiking #mountain #walking #PathLessTravelled #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #landscape #art #arte #streetPhotography
I stayed a few weeks with a Taita (a shaman) in the mountains of South Ecuador. His place has this huge ground for sacred dancing. At its centre, stands a gorgeous brasero in shape of a seven-pointed sun (or star). I was fascinated by this piece. Unfortunately, I never got to experience a dance ceremony there.
#ceremony #sacred #ritual #dance #dancing #ground #fire #brasero #shaman #Oña #Ecuador #SouthAmerica #ceremonialGrounds #ancestralTraditions #sacredFire #ritualSpace #mountain #indigenous #stones #SevenPointStar #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #natureza #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #travels #trip #landscape #art #arte
Nature is paradoxical. A beautiful chaos that somehow finds perfect balance. Humans should take inspiration in the resilience of nature and copy its seeming disorder rather resorting to rigid structures. I can't remember taking this photo, but this tree must have struck me back then, when I was in San Agustin, South of Colombia.
#SanAgustin #Huila #Colombia #SouthAmerica #tree #nature #forest #ancientTree #natureWisdom #forestBathing #roots #treeOfLife #wilderness #green #therapy #earth #medicine #Columbia #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #natureza #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #landscape
If you listen carefully, you'll hear this ceramic figure from Antioquia (Northwest of Colombia) whispering ancient stories. Indigenous artisans crafted this piece between 600 and 900 CE, and yet it looks so modern. I admire how they managed to capture such a profound serenity and wisdom in its peaceful expression.
#wisdom #peace #shaman #Antioquia #Colombia #SouthAmerica #preColumbian #precolonial #indigenous #art #ancient #ceramic #archaeology #culture #history #museum #Columbia #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #travels #trip #landscape #art #arte
Preparing for a sacred ritual: hours before an ayahuasca ceremony with the Huni Kuin (Kashinawa), I received traditional protective tattoos. The dark lines are made from Genipa fruit ink, a natural pigment from a tree indigenous to the Americas. The red markings, known as urucu in Portuguese, come from the achiote shrub. Each pattern holds a particular meaning.
#HuniKuin #HuniKuins #Kashinawa #Cashinahua #Caxinauá #indigenous #indigenousPeoples #indigenousCulture #native #Acre #Brazil #SouthAmerica #Amazon #rainforest #jungle #ayahuasca #tattoo #sacred #ritual #ceremony #tradition #pigments #ink #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #natureza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #trip #landscape #art #arte
View of Ollantaytambo through an ancient window, Incan stones framing the present day. As I stood there, in the mountain storehouses (I posted a photo of them some time ago), I thought the climb was really worth it!
#windowFriday #Ollantaytambo #Ullantaytampu #Cusco #Cuzco #Qosqo #Qusqu #Peru #sacredValley #Andes #SouthAmerica #precolonial #precolombian #Inca #qullqas #ancient #history #mountains #architecture #stoneWork #civilisation #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #landscape #art #arte
I loved these llamas peacefully grazing among the ruins of Pumapungo ("the door of the puma" in Quechua), a city laid by the Incas centuries ago. This place, that was compared to the empire capital, Cusco, was the northern border of the Inca territory. It is in current day Cuenca, Ecuador.
#Pumapungo #Tumebamba #Cuenca #Ecuador #SouthEcuador #SouthAmerica #Inca #Incas #indigenous #ruin #ruins #ancient #city #history #llamas #cute #animal #animals #Andes #precolumbian #precolonial #culture #archaeology #civilisation #Cañari #landmark #incaEmpire #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #natureza #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #trip #landscape #art #arte #streetPhotography
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