Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
Dead, young llamas sit ready to be burned as a ritualistic offering in honor of the "Pachamama," or Mother Earth, on La Cumbre, a mountain considered sacred on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. 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)