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      Toritos
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  • Bulls on roofs - Peru
 

As you travel around the south of Peru, you will often see pairs of clay bulls, or toritos, on the roof tops of houses, often accompanied by a cross and a a bunch of flowers. They are placed there as they are considered to be lucky symbols which will bring prosperity and fertility to the household.

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  • Updated Aug 9, 2008
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