'When the blood is boiling'

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Updated On Dec 27, 2011 12:10 am IST

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An Andean man wearing a mask is seen before participating in a fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

Updated on Dec 27, 2011 12:10 am IST

An Andean man wearing a mask is seen before participating in a fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

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Andean men wearing masks dance while entering the ring to participate in fights during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

Updated on Dec 27, 2011 12:10 am IST

Andean men wearing masks dance while entering the ring to participate in fights during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

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A bleeding Andean man reacts after losing a fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco. "Takanakuy", which means "when the blood is boiling" in Quechua, is an annual and ancient celebration inherited from the pre-hispanic Chanka culture, that gives hundreds of Andean villagers the chance to solve their love, honour and property problems through the force of blows as a way to put differences behind them before the New Year.

Updated on Dec 27, 2011 12:10 am IST

A bleeding Andean man reacts after losing a fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco. "Takanakuy", which means "when the blood is boiling" in Quechua, is an annual and ancient celebration inherited from the pre-hispanic Chanka culture, that gives hundreds of Andean villagers the chance to solve their love, honour and property problems through the force of blows as a way to put differences behind them before the New Year.

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An Andean man wearing a mask and a dissected bird is seen before participating in a fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

Updated on Dec 27, 2011 12:10 am IST

An Andean man wearing a mask and a dissected bird is seen before participating in a fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

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An Andean man wearing a mask is seen before participating in a fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

Updated on Dec 27, 2011 12:10 am IST

An Andean man wearing a mask is seen before participating in a fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

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Andean men participate in a one-on-one fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

Updated on Dec 27, 2011 12:10 am IST

Andean men participate in a one-on-one fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

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Andean men wearing masks enter the ring to participate in fights during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

Updated on Dec 27, 2011 12:10 am IST

Andean men wearing masks enter the ring to participate in fights during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

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A participant with a deer head waits for the beginning of the fights during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

Updated on Dec 27, 2011 12:10 am IST

A participant with a deer head waits for the beginning of the fights during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco.

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Andean men participate in a one-on-one fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco. "Takanakuy", which means "when the blood is boiling" in Quechua, is an annual and ancient celebration inherited from the pre-hispanic Chanka culture, that gives hundreds of Andean villagers the chance to solve their love, honour and property problems through the force of blows as a way to put differences behind them before the New Year.

Updated on Dec 27, 2011 12:10 am IST

Andean men participate in a one-on-one fight during the "Takanakuy", a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province in Cuzco. "Takanakuy", which means "when the blood is boiling" in Quechua, is an annual and ancient celebration inherited from the pre-hispanic Chanka culture, that gives hundreds of Andean villagers the chance to solve their love, honour and property problems through the force of blows as a way to put differences behind them before the New Year.

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