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POPSLa Paz celebrates Day of the Skulls Earlier this month the Church called on the faithful to stop using human skulls at special mass celebrations. The Archbishop of La Paz, Edmundo Abastoflor, urged followers of the Andean rite to "let them rest in peace". Some inside the Church even link the practice to the occult. However, some priests believe they have no other choice than to let people pray Catholic prayers to their skulls, and even allow them to go to church with them. "I receive them and not as enemies of the Catholic faith," the cemetery's Roman Catholic priest, Father Jaime Fernandez, told the BBC after giving an informal blessing to thousands of skull-carrying devotees at the cemetery's chapel. "Officially the Catholic Church does not recognise such a thing," Father Fernandez adds. But, let's be honest, in the end, who am I to stop their uncontrollable faith?"
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POPSMarilyn Manson - The High End Of Low - romanian soul lbumul, ca intotdeauna, a nemultumit pe unii si a atras simpatia altora. In vreme ce fanaticii inghit orice, cei care se asteptau sa fie vesnic impresionati si fals-surprinsi au sustinut ca albumul sufera de repetitivitate, iar cei care pana de curand il criticau de exces romantism nelalocul sau si pierderea touch-ului si-au dat mainile, convinsi ca omul are inca multe de oferit, ca e cel mai bun album de la Mechanical Animals incoace si ca au descoperit o latura mai umana a artistului, dat fiind procesul de divort si problemele pe care fiecare dintre noi le are la un moment dat. Un lucru e cert, Manson a fost intodeauna un personaj controversat iar muzica lui nu s-a lasat mai prejos in nici un fel, din contra.
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POPSThe Lost Cities of the Cloud People
more: Much about the Cloud People is shrouded in mystery. As recently as 2008, a lost Chachapoya city was discovered in the isolated Amazon rainforest during an archaeological expedition to Peru’s Jamalca district, about five hundred miles north-east of Lima. The fortified citadel was found to contain the walls of buildings and rock paintings, and perched on the edge of a chasm – literally carved into the Andes – it may have been used by the Cloud People to keep a lookout for enemies Little is known about the Chachapoyas as they left no written records, but it appears their culture began to prosper in the 9th century, when their towering cities were developed, possibly as defensive measures against invading Huaris. However, five hundred years on, their fortunes faltered with the spread of the Inca Empire. Despite fierce resistance, the Cloud People were conquered by the Incas, and were by turns rebelling and being suppressed when the Spanish conquistadors arrived in 1535.
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POPSMachu Picchu, Peru Whatever its origins, the Inca turned the site into a small (5 square miles) but extraordinary city. Invisible from below and completely self-contained, surrounded by agricultural terraces sufficient to feed the population, and watered by natural springs, Machu Picchu seems to have been utilized by the Inca as a secret ceremonial city. Two thousand feet above the rumbling Urubamba river, the cloud shrouded ruins have palaces, baths, temples, storage rooms and some 150 houses, all in a remarkable state of preservation. These structures, carved from the gray granite of the mountain top are wonders of both architectural and aesthetic genius. Many of the building blocks weigh 50 tons or more yet are so precisely sculpted and fitted together with such exactitude that the mortarless joints will not permit the insertion of even a thin knife blade. Little is known of the social or religious use of the site during Inca times.
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POPSFootsteps of the Incas - Peru Adventure Holiday You will spend two nights in a remote jungle lodge in the Amazon. Covering 7 million km² (as large as the United States) & producing 15% of the world’s oxygen, the Amazon Basin is the largest & densest tropical forest in the world.
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POPSEcuador & Galapagos Islands Step back in time at Ingapirca, Ecuador's finest example of Inca architecture. Take in the surf scene on the south coast. Sophisticated cities, glaciated volcanoes, the lush Amazon Basin - our inimitable guide gives you access to all the treasures of exotic Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands.
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POPSUncover the Secrets of the Incas - Peru Desert, mountains and jungle. Peru adventure travel has it all. Visit the Nazca Lines etched on the desert floor; sail on Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world or trek to the breathtaking Machu Picchu, lost city of the Incas.
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POPSMachu Picchu Described as Pilgrimage Site
The author of "Mysteries and Discoveries of Archaeoastronomy," Magli suggests that the ceremonial path into the city was conceived as a replica of the path followed by the first Incas in cosmological myth. In their final leg, the pilgrims approached three important places: the so-called quarry, an area possibly connected with Mother Earth and the underground travel of the first Incas, the temple of the three windows (it was believed that the first Incas came out from one of the three windows), and the Intihuatana Pyramid, which resembled the sacred mountain Huayna Picchu, located at the end of the path. According to Magli, the picture also fits with celestial cycles that appeared in the sky at the times of the Incas. These were dominated by the Milky Way, which was perceived as a "celestial river" having its terrestrial counterpart in the Urubamba River. "Machu Picchu was located at the ideal, opposite crossroads between the terrestrial and the celestial rivers. It was
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POPSSalon de Nunta Noi dorim ca in ziua nuntii sa fiti precum o regina ce intra in regat pentru a fi incoronata. Multumita noua veti putea atrage privirile tuturor invitatiilor si veti primi complimente datorita alegerii pe care ati facut-o, iar noi ne vom mandri ca am reusit sa va facem sa va simtiti cu adevarat implinita. Chiar daca nu reprezentam inca un nume mare pe piata rochiilor de mireasa, datorita profesionalismului si originalitatii reusim sa satisfacem cererile celor mai pretentioase cliente.
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POPSEndangered Site: Chan Chan, Peru Chan Chan's days of glory came to an end around 1470, when the Inca conquered the city, broke up the Chimú Empire and brought many of Chan Chan's craftsmen to their own capital, Cuzco, 600 miles to the southeast. By the time Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro arrived around 1532, the city had been largely abandoned, though reports from the expedition described walls and other architectural features adorned with precious metals. (One of the conqueror's kinsmen, Pedro Pizarro, found a doorway covered in silver that might well have been worth more than $2 million today.) Chan Chan was pillaged as the Spaniards formed mining companies to extract every trace of gold and silver from the city.
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