Solar eclipse. Historical artwork depicting the chaos caused due to a solar eclipse in Peru. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon obscures the Sun as

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5315 x 3660 px | 45 x 31 cm | 17.7 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Solar eclipse. Historical artwork depicting the chaos caused due to a solar eclipse in Peru. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon obscures the Sun as it comes between the Sun and the Earth. In Peru, eclipses have been traditionally viewed as bad omens, predicting disasters such as war, famine or the plague.