In Bolivia, Lucia weaves Tinku clothes. Macha, Potosi

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Lucia lives in Macha, a town in the highlands of Potosi, Bolivia. Macha is known for its Tinku ceremony. In the Gran Ayllu of Macha, all its lesser Ayllus gather for a sacrificial ceremonial dance/battle, an encounter: Tinkus. It is a ritual battle with the purpose of shedding human blood in offering to the Pachamama as payment and to assure rain and plentiful harvests for the benefit of all. The town of Macha has a population of about six hundred people