Dancing with demons at Peru’s Diablada festival
Peru’s Diablada festival sees locals parade through the lakeside town of Puno dressed as colourful demons. Some of the myths as to the origins of the festival say it was created to mock the Spanish colonisers, while others see the event as a tribute to the spirits of Lake Titicaca.
Portrait of a Tobas warrior during carnival called The Devil Dance (La Diablada), Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Diablada dancers wearing elaborate devil masks and costumes, Bolivia
Portrait of a Tobas warrior, the Devil dance (La Diablada), carnival, Oruro, Bolivia
Mask at the Diablada, Dance of the Devils, living UNESCO World Heritage Site, Oruro, Bolivia
Diablada dancer wearing an elaborate devil mask
