Friday, August 5th, 2022
The carcass of a llama is burned as an offering to "Pachamama," or Mother Earth, on La Cumbre, a mountain considered sacred where a statue of Jesus Christ stands on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. According to the Aymara tradition, the Pachamama awakens hungry and thirsty every August after the dry season, and to satiate her devotees toss offerings including fruit, coca, sweets and dead llama fetuses into a bonfire. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)