{"id":2212,"date":"2023-11-26T19:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T19:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solvicuna.com\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2023-11-27T15:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T15:28:32","slug":"the-chaccu-ritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solvicuna.com\/?p=2212","title":{"rendered":"The Chaccu Ritual"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2212\" class=\"elementor elementor-2212\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b47646f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b47646f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e2a4d elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Chaccu Ritual<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ab7633 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12ab7633\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccb90b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ccb90b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked 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After the herds were captured, a young and graceful Vicu\u00f1a was carefully selected and given a small cut in the ear. Its blood filled the kero, to be offered to the Apus. The Inca, from a majestic stone platform, took the kero and a handful of coca leaves, and established a spiritual connection with the Gods. 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