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Above the little village of Taray, nestled on the banks of the Vilcanota River in the Sacred Valley of the Incas is the old mill of Urpihuaylla. For several years in the 1970s it was my home.

Every October villagers from the surrounding mountain hamlets descended upon the village to celebrate the feast of the Virgen del Rosario, participating in the Dance of the Devils, a New World version of the Spanish mediaeval fiesta of Moors and Christians, representing a mock battle in which the indians, togged up in masks and 17th Century costumes, conquer the whites and mestizos, true doppelgängers of their ancient foes.

Dance of the Devils image gallery


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Additional reading:
Reflections on an Andean life

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