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Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who...
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  • A shaman from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, plays flute during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A shaman from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, plays flute during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A Colombian Kamentsá shaman, wearing a colorful feather headgear, plays flute during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful headgear, plays flute during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A shaman from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, plays flute during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A Colombian Kamentsá shaman, wearing a colorful feather headgear, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A shaman from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, plays flute during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A shaman from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, plays flute during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, blows a wind instrument during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A shaman from the Kamentsá tribe, accompanied by his family, plays flute during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful headgear, smiles during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A Colombian Kamentsá native, wearing a colorful feather headgear, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A shaman from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, plays horn trumpet during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful headgear, smiles during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • Natives of the Kamentsá and Inga tribes, wearing colorful headgears, take part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, plays drum during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A shaman from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, plays horn trumpet during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A Colombian Kamentsá native, wearing a colorful feather headgear, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • Natives from the Kamentsá tribe play drums and wind instruments during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native woman from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful costume, plays harmonica during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • Native women from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing colorful costumes, take part in the procession during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful costume, holds capador (Andean flute) during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native girl from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful costume, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, participates in the Catholic mass during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A Colombian Kamentsá native, wearing a colorful feather headgear, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful feather headgear, plays pututo (a shell trumpet) during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native woman from the Kamentsá tribe watches the procession of the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A child from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful costume, plays drum during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • Natives from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing colorful feather headgears, participate in the Catholic mass during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful headgear, plays horn trumpet during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • Natives from the Kamentsá tribe participate in the Catholic mass during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe cuts raw meat to prepare meals for all participants of the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 11 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • Native women from the Kamentsá tribe cook corn and beans to prepare meals for all participants of the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 11 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • Natives from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing colorful costumes, participate in the Catholic mass during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native woman from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful costume, plays harmonica during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native woman from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful costume, plays harmonica during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • Native women from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing colorful costumes, take part in the procession during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A Colombian Kamentsá native, wearing a colorful headgear, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A Colombian Kamentsá shaman, wearing a colorful costume, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native woman from the Kamentsá tribe watches the procession of the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • Natives from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing colorful costumes, play drums and wind instruments during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native girl from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful costume, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful headgear, plays flute during the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A Colombian Kamentsá native, wearing a colorful headgear, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe, wearing a colorful mask, takes part in the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe tears off a rooster's head during a ritual of the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe tears off a rooster's head during a ritual of the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe holds a rooster's head torn off during a ritual of the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.

  • A native from the Kamentsá tribe holds a rooster's body without a head during a ritual of the Carnival of Forgiveness, a traditional indigenous celebration in Sibundoy, Colombia, 12 February 2013. Clestrinye (“Carnaval del Perdón”) is a ritual ceremony kept for centuries in the Valley of Sibundoy in Putumayo (the Amazonian department of Colombia), a home to two closely allied indigenous groups, the Inga and Kamentsá. Although the festival has indigenous origins, the Catholic religion elements have been introduced and merged with the shamanistic tradition. Celebrating annually the collaboration, peace and unity between tribes, they believe that anyone who offended anyone may ask for forgiveness this day and all of them should grant pardons.