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    Minerve, Aude by: chiacchierare Views[339] The inscription below this crucifix implores the passerby to venerate this ancient symbol. What is going on in the life of the man who walks by it? Is the book in his hand a bible or a journal? Is he a believer in God? Where is he going, and why does he wear that expression of contentment? What songs play in his ears as he walks the streets of the city? Is it his, or is he one of the many who come to Lima seeking fortune? Despite widespread poverty, pollution and social inequality, the city continues to attract many from the countryside seeking a better life, another passerby in this sprawling metropolis. Another bookcover to a story I'll only have read a line of. Catholicism, brought by the Spanish Conquistadors, left a deep mark on Peruvian society. The city center of Lima, home to almost a 3rd of Peru's 30 million inhabitants, radiates outwards from the Plaza De Armas, the central square from which all points in Peru are measured. Catholicism played a major role in Peruvian culture and society since conquest and in some respects it's introduction wiped clean thousands of years of knowledge and belief, leading to the death and persecution of many, and as a justification for the Spanish conquest ( In the mid 20th century with the death of last monk hermitage closed. Yet the tradition of pilgrimage on the first Sunday after the Assumption of Mary never stopped. Church being too small for all the pilgrims - is there a better parable of gratitude than one of faith remaining where again desert is? by: brka Views[753]   

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    BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | Sat, 9 Jun 2012 | By dushafotografa | Photo Gallery

    I don't understand what is so scary in graveyards. They are so calm places, as they should be... Every culture have their kind of burial ceremony and as well monuments. Like it or not - making it was kind of art. Those you see are Serbian Ortodox monuments.... Read more >
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    Tags: burial, cross, krst, orthodox grave cross, pravoslavni nadgrobni spomenik

    PARACHUTING ONTO POSTCARD PARADISE AND FISHING FIESTA.

    AUSTRALIA | Thu, 27 Aug 2009 | By adam_hamish | Views [2587] | Comments [1]

    We are writing this blog in the van on the way to Fraser Island where we will partake in a 4WD dingo safari.  Yesterday will be remembered in history as one the best days of the tour. Here's how it went down. Firstly the main man of Mission ... Read more >

    Tags: adam rikys, cross, hamish, mission beach, road trip, skydive mission beach, skydiving, travel trails, van-tastic adventures, world nomads

     

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