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A long time ago (1709 to be exact) in a town not far from
the Peruvian colonial city of Arequipa a committee of the men decided to move a statue
of the Virgin Mary to Arequipa proper. The committee supervised the loading the image
of Mary onto a cart pulled by donkeys. But after moving the statue only a few feet
it became so heavy that the donkeys, strain as the might, were brought to a standstill.
Suddenly the men in charge of the caravan heard a voice emanating
from the statue crying, “Chaypi! Chaypi!,” others heard, “Chajachay! Chajachay!” and
still others heard, “Chaj! Llallapi!” According to Quechua speakers these words are
from the Aymara language and means “right here.” Startled, the committee quickly decided
that the Virgin Mary wanted to remain where she was and so she stayed, and became
known as “Chapi,” Quechua for “is here.” Read
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