Annick Benavides12 piezas del Cruz de CarabucoThe Jesuit Provincial Archive in Lima preserves the Memoria de las sagradas reliquias…1661 which contains an entry on several…Mar 14, 2021Mar 14, 2021
Annick BenavidesTo feed the sun with the sonThe warm center of our solar system -the sun- emerged from a crag on an island within Lake Titicaca. Or so the natives of Lake Titicaca…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
Annick BenavidesFrom Copacabana to MalamboThe trip from Copacabana to Malambo was not easy for the Marian devotee Juan Agustin, a Cusco native and fish merchant. First, he…Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
Annick BenavidesLos pasquines y la VirgenThe Augustinian Order prided themselves on the custodianship of numerous miraculous Marian statues in Peru — including a copy of the…Jan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021
Annick BenavidesCome Find Me in the Lagoon ThingThe zemi Opiyelguobirán has four feet, like a dog, they say, and is made of wood, and often at night he leaves the house and goes into the…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
Annick BenavidesLa Cosa Coyllor SayanaCoyllor Sayana means “stone where the the star stood.” Its alternate name, Yumisca Lantacaura means “the hide of the star.” In 1625 Lic…Sep 2, 20202Sep 2, 20202
Annick BenavidesCruz de La VegaA chronicle of Spanish exploits in the Americas boasts “Indians try to demolish and burn the Cruz de la Vega and Adelan. [Bartolome Colon]…Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
Annick BenavidesLa Cosa CopacabanaOn a mount overlooking Lake Titicaca there once lived an attractive blue stone. Those who revered this stone called it Copacabana. It…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020
