In the hills above Cusco, just outside the grounds of the sacred Fortress called Sacsayhuaman, sits a small adobe compound. The walls are white, the roofs burnt sienna, and the doors a brilliant blue. The home of our shaman, the keeper of an indigenous tradition that stretches back beyond memory. She welcomes us and ushers us to an upstairs room, the walls lined with gorgeous tapestries. This was her sacred space.

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