Bolivia is a beautiful multiethnic and democratic country in the middle of South America. The official capital city of Bolivia is Sucre. Another capital they used is La Paz, located in the west-central part of the country. It is landlocked borders or neighbors with Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. Bolivia is sometimes referred to as the Tibet of Americas. It is one of the most remote countries in the Western hemisphere. Bolivia is named after Simon Bolivar, an independence fighter in the Spanish American wars. It became official in 1825. The population is estimated to be about 10.67 million. The population is concentrated in three major cities which are Santa Cruz, La Paz and Cochabamba. Bolivia is multiethnic with over 36 native
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Each Bolivian music type and typical dance has a specific purpose and meaning. Bolivian music styles vary from one region to another. Caporal seems to be the most popular Bolivian music type and dance around the world. The word caporal means ranch manager or foreman in Spanish. Costumes are worn and meanings of the dance are different. This traditional dance parodies the mulatto overseers who managed the large Colonial haciendas on behalf of their owners. The whip and the clothing was traditionally used by the landowners are part of the dance costumes. Another music type and dance is Diablada, which means devil in Spanish. This is probably the most famous of all Bolivian dances, Bolivians musical groups play it during the Carnaval de Oruro and their festivals, played by flutes, trumpets, trombone, cymbals, and other instruments. Tinku is one of the most recognized Bolivian music types. Tinku is a festival in Bolivia where people beat each other for two or three days straight. This is a ceremonial war rhythm played when disagreements between ethnic groups are resolved with fist …show more content…
You could determine where a person is from by looking at their hat. There are over 30 different typical Bolivian dress styles among the native Bolivian indigenous culture. There are different styles among the men and women. Bolivian clothing in the Highlands and Valleys is conquered by the Empire. Some of those departments included La Paz, Potosi, and Oruro. The clothing was colorful and women wore rectangular tunic. It was long and hung all the way down to their ankles with a belt tied around the waist. The men also wore it but theirs were shorter. They wore ojotas, which are sandals made from strips of leather. They wore capes made out of alpaca fiber during the winter. Tocados, which are headdresses, was used to cover their heads decorated with gold, feathers, gems, and fleece earflaps. The earflaps was a symbol of social class, which the common class didn’t wear it at all. Tribes in the Eastern Bolivian plains and southern region didn’t wear much clothing at all. As mentioned earlier, Bolivian clothing styles varied from region to
Each Bolivian music type and typical dance has a specific purpose and meaning. Bolivian music styles vary from one region to another. Caporal seems to be the most popular Bolivian music type and dance around the world. The word caporal means ranch manager or foreman in Spanish. Costumes are worn and meanings of the dance are different. This traditional dance parodies the mulatto overseers who managed the large Colonial haciendas on behalf of their owners. The whip and the clothing was traditionally used by the landowners are part of the dance costumes. Another music type and dance is Diablada, which means devil in Spanish. This is probably the most famous of all Bolivian dances, Bolivians musical groups play it during the Carnaval de Oruro and their festivals, played by flutes, trumpets, trombone, cymbals, and other instruments. Tinku is one of the most recognized Bolivian music types. Tinku is a festival in Bolivia where people beat each other for two or three days straight. This is a ceremonial war rhythm played when disagreements between ethnic groups are resolved with fist …show more content…
You could determine where a person is from by looking at their hat. There are over 30 different typical Bolivian dress styles among the native Bolivian indigenous culture. There are different styles among the men and women. Bolivian clothing in the Highlands and Valleys is conquered by the Empire. Some of those departments included La Paz, Potosi, and Oruro. The clothing was colorful and women wore rectangular tunic. It was long and hung all the way down to their ankles with a belt tied around the waist. The men also wore it but theirs were shorter. They wore ojotas, which are sandals made from strips of leather. They wore capes made out of alpaca fiber during the winter. Tocados, which are headdresses, was used to cover their heads decorated with gold, feathers, gems, and fleece earflaps. The earflaps was a symbol of social class, which the common class didn’t wear it at all. Tribes in the Eastern Bolivian plains and southern region didn’t wear much clothing at all. As mentioned earlier, Bolivian clothing styles varied from region to