Limpias of Ecuador

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Category	South America
Settings	f/3.2 @ 1/2500
Camera	Olympus E-M10
Lens	158 mm
Location	Cuenca, Ecuador

While wandering through central Cuenca, Ecuador, I came across Plaza Rotary at the corner of Gaspar Sangurima and Vargas Machuca. There I met the woman pictured above. She was part of a group of healers who met each Friday performing “limpias” for a small price. A "limpia" is a spiritual cleansing ritual thought to cleanse the body, emotions, mind, and soul removing any negative energies or thoughts. It is therefore also thought to attract the reverse or happiness, love, health, and abundance.