Bolivia is a 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. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Planes view of the Andes, Peru. ... Lyskamm, 4 527 m, Pennine Alps A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... A Hupa man. ... Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning to cultivate), generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... The word tradition comes from the Latin word traditio which means to hand down or to hand over. ...

The cultural development of what is present-day Bolivia is divided into three distinct periods: pre-Columbian, colonial, and republican. Important archaeological ruins, gold and silver ornaments, stone monuments, ceramics, and weavings remain from several important pre-Columbian cultures. Major ruins include Tiwanaku, Samaipata, Incallajta, and Iskanwaya. The country abounds in other sites that are difficult to reach and hardly explored by archaeologists. Area of the Middle Horizon The Gate of the Sun Tiwanaku (Spanish spellings: Tiahuanaco and Tiahuanacu) is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in Bolivia. ... The town of Samaipata is located in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. ... Incallajta (quechua: Inka llaqta, inca city) is a monumental inca site in central Bolivia, approximately 130 kilometers east of Cochabamba. ...

The Spanish brought their own tradition of religious art which, in the hands of local indigenous and mestizo builders and artisans, developed into a rich and distinctive style of architecture, painting, and sculpture known as "Mestizo Baroque." The colonial period produced not only the paintings of Perez de Holguin, Flores, Bitti, and others but also the works of skilled, but unknown, stonecutters, woodcarvers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths. An important body of native baroque religious music of the colonial period was recovered in recent years and has been performed internationally to wide acclaim since 1994. Bolivian artists of stature in the 20th century include, among others, Guzman de Rojas, Arturo Borda, Maria Luisa Pacheco, and Marina Nunez del Prado.

Festivals

Pagan rites from the pre-Columbian era are still common during the religious festivals of the Indians. The clothing used during the festivals reminds the visitor of the pre-Columbian Indians and the 16th century Spaniards. The devil dances at the annual carnival of Oruro are amongst the great folkloric events of South America, as is the lesser known carnival at Tarabuco. Heathen redirects here. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Carnaval de Oruro (or Carnival of Oruro) is the biggest annual cultural events in Bolivia. ...

Dances

Many dances and songs contain elements from both the native and the Mediterranean culture; obviously they suffered a strong Spanish influence during colonial times. And this is the best festival to them because they enjoy it the most. jus like my ass For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...

Clothing

It is fashionable among Bolivian Andean women of indigenous descent wear a skirt called a pollera. It was originally a Spanish peasant skirt that the colonial authorities forced the indigenous women to wear. Now it is also a symbol of pride in being indigenous and is also considered a status symbol. A Pollera is a big Spanish skirt worn by women. ...

Another fashion is the bowler hat, which was adopted from the British. The position of the hat can indicate a woman's marital status and aspirations. The bowler hat is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown created for Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester of Holkham, in 1850. ...

Music

Bolivia's regional folk music is distinctive and varied. In the Andean regions music is played during the festivals and the dances. Some tunes contain strong Spanish influences. For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ...

The most common musical instruments are: A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ...

• sicu (also "sicus") or zampoña
• quena
• tarka or tharqa
• pinkillo
• skin drums
• bronze gongs
• copper bells
• charango: Has five pairs of strings and looks like a small guitar. Traditionally it was made from the shells of armadillos, but today it is mostly made of wood.

Garretto da Besto Source: [1] Tuyu siku The Siku (also Sicu, Sicus, or zampoña), is a panpipe. ... Pan pipes (also known as the panflute or the syrinx or quills) is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the stopped pipe, consisting usually of ten or more pipes of gradually increasing length. ... The quena (quechua: qina, sometimes also written kena in english) is the traditional flute of the Andes. ... Tarka can mean: Tarka the Otter, a novel by Henry Williamson. ... The quena is a Peruvian wind instrument, mostly used by Andean musicians The quena (quechua: qina, sometimes also written kena in English) is the traditional flute of the Andes. ... A pinkillo is a simple wind instrument found in Peru and Bolivia. ... A Bolivian charango Charango. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Families Pampatheriidae (prehistoric) Glyptodontidae (prehistoric) Dasypodidae Armadillos are small placental mammals, known for having a bony armor shell. ...

Books

dylan was here, ISBN 1-55868-640-1

External links

• Culture of Bolivia (languagecrossing.com)
• Languages spoken in Bolivia
• Culture of the Andes
• Fotos of the indigenous people, traditional dances etc