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Bolivia is a Latin country in South America located at the Andes mountains. It has a significant Native American population which mixed Spanish cultural elements with their ancestors' traditions. The Spanish-speaking population mainly follows the Western customs.
Clothing
The clothes certainly catch the attention of the visitor.
Women wear traditional bright colourful clothes with hats, full skirts (polleras) and shawls. They carry the babies on the back, having both hands free.
Festivals
Pagan rites from the pre-Columbian era are still common during the religious festivals of the Indianss.
The clothing used during the festivals remembers the visitor of the pre-Columbian Indians and the 16th century Spaniards.
Dances
Many dances and songs contain elements from both the native and the Mediterranean culture.
The dance of palla-palla or loco palla-palla, practiced by the Indians, symbolise the European invaders.
The dance of Waka-tokoris of the Indians is a symbolic satire of the bullfights.
Music
Music is played during the festivals and the dances. Some tunes contain strong Spanish influences.
The most common musical instruments are:
- Sicu or Zampona
- kena
- tarka
- pinkillo
- skin drums
- bronze gongs
- copper bells
- charango: Has five strings and looks like a small guitar. It is made from the shells of armadillos.
Writers
Writers of Bolivia:
- Nataniel Aguirre
- Oscar Alfaro
- Alcides Arguedas
- Alcira Cardona
- Oscar Cerruto
- Adolfo Costa Du Rels
- Antonio Díaz Villamil
- Ricardo Jaimes Freire
- Jesús Lara
- Asunta Limpias de Parada
- Carlos Medinaceli
- Jaime Mendoza
- Gabriel René Moreno
- María Josefa Mujia
- Fausto Reinaga
- Gustavo Navarro
- Gustavo Adolfo Otero
- Natalia Palacios
- Pedro Shimose
- Gastón Suárez
- Franz Tamayo
- Juan Wallparrimachi
- Adela Zamudio
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