Glossary BX100
December 11/2019| BX TEAM
Photo: George Fearnley
Location: La Paz's General Cemetery
| Achachilas | Ancestral spirits and protective parent from the mountains |
| Airampo | A cactus seed that also gives an intense red color |
| Ajayu | Energy – what we sometimes call ‘soul’ – that drives us |
| Ajicería | Place where spicy food is prepared and sold |
| Ajís | Chili peppers |
| Altiplano | High Andean plateau |
| Amauta | Andean wise man |
| Azulejo | Painted tin-glazed ceramic tilework |
| Cha'lla | A blessing ceremony to Pachamama |
| Cha’makanis | Dark priest |
| Chicha | Macerated drink made of corn that is consumed in different places of the valleys and the highlands of Bolivia |
| China supay | Female devils from a traditional Andean dance |
| Choripan | Chorizo sandwich |
| Collpa | Handmade shampoo |
| Copoazú | Tropical rainforest fruit related to cacao |
| Cosmovisión andina | Andean worldview |
| Cruceño | From Santa Cruz |
| Curandero | A traditional native healer |
| Diablada | Typical dance from the region of Oruro in Bolivia characterised by the mask and devil suit worn by the performers |
| El libertador | The Liberator, refers to Simon Bolivar |
| El Tío | 'Uncle' |
| El Tío de la mina | 'The Uncle', is believed in Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia as the 'Lord of the Underworld'. El Tío rules over the mines, simultaneously offering protection and destruction |
| Feria 16 de Julio | Large market held every week on Thursday and Sunday in the La Ceja neighbourhood of El Alto |
| ispayas | Refers to the children of a community in Andean culture |
| jiwasa | 'We/us' in Aymara |
| Keru | A ceremonial Inca vase |
| Kharisiri | Mythical creature who is believed to attack travelers in order to steal their fat |
| Kharsuta | Victim of the kharisiri |
| La prueba de fuego | 'Trial by fire' |
| Machismo | An attitude, quality, or way of behaving that agrees with traditional ideas about men being very strong and aggressive |
| Masa madre | Sourdough starter |
| Miel de caña | A type of syrup that comes from sugarcane |
| Paceño/a | From La Paz |
| Pachamama | Mother Earth |
| Potosino/a | From Potosí |
| Sajrañas | Plant-based brush |
| Tantawawa | Sweet bread shaped and decorated in the form of a person/animal who passed. Traditionally made on the Day of the Dead in Bolivia |
| Todos santos | Day of the Dead |
| Ukamau | 'It’s like this’ in Aymara |
| Ukhu pacha | The inner world |
| Valle de la luna | Moon valley, located south of La Paz |
| Viracocha | God and the creator in pre-Inca and Inca mythology |
| Wayruro | The red and black seed of a plant (Ormosia coccinea) that grows in Latin America and is said to bring good fortune and love |
| Yatiri | Aymara medical practitioners and community healers |
