Supay

In the Quechua, Aymara, and Inca mythologies, Supay was both the God of death and ruler of the Ukhu Pacha, the Incan underworld, as well as a race of demons.

However, unlike Europeans in relation to the Christian Devil, "the indigenous people did not repudiate Supay but, being scared of him, they invoked him and begged him not to harm them".

[1] Supay acquired a syncretic symbolism, becoming a main character of the diabladas of Bolivia (seen in the Carnaval de Oruro), Peru and other Andean countries.

In some areas of Peru, the Quechua people continue the tradition of the Supay dance at the colonial Mamacha Candicha festivity which roughly translates as "virgin of the candle flame" known as "Virgen de la Candelaria" in Spanish and is a festival with dancing lasting up to two weeks.

However, the dance of the Supay may be performed for tourists on other occasions not necessarily related to Mamacha Candicha.