Nick Turse
An Andean man receives a punch during a one-on-one fight during the  “Takanakuy”, a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province, in Cuzco,  December 25, 2011. “Takanakuy”, which means “when the blood is boiling”  in Quechua, is an annual and ancient celebration inherited from the  pre-hispanic Chanka culture, that gives hundreds of Andean villagers the  chance to solve their love, honor and property problems through the  force of blows as a way to put differences behind them before the New  Year.   REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil

An Andean man receives a punch during a one-on-one fight during the “Takanakuy”, a traditional festivity at Chumbivilcas province, in Cuzco, December 25, 2011. “Takanakuy”, which means “when the blood is boiling” in Quechua, is an annual and ancient celebration inherited from the pre-hispanic Chanka culture, that gives hundreds of Andean villagers the chance to solve their love, honor and property problems through the force of blows as a way to put differences behind them before the New Year. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil

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