The churches in Peru have to be among the most elaborately ornate in the world. We've never seen so much intricate carving and if there's a golden equivalent of snow-blindness, this is where you'd suffer it. Life-like effigies of bloodied Jesus' and locally venerated saints peer down at you in every church, which can be a bit eerie, and as many churches were built upon old Inca ruins, elements of Inca mythology are often incorporated into their decoration, such as Jesus wearing the Inca headress of the sun god. Catholic synchronism at it's best.
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