#cantuta

Inktober Day 4: Qantu(ta)
Qantu(ta), Flor del Inca in Spanish, is the sacred flower of the Incas and the national flower of Perú. It’s a ceremonial flower used in many Incan rituals. There is a belief that the dead would drink the nectar from this flower to help them get through their journey to the other world.

Just learned about this flower from my cousin who is visiting from Perú. This is her little shih tzu Ukumali! Or Uku for short. I tried to capture his personality through color

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