The_Witches'_Market

The Witches' Market

The Witches' Market

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The Witches' Market, also known as El Mercado de las Brujas and La Hechiceria, is a popular tourist attraction located in Cerro Cumbre, a mountain clearing in La Paz, Bolivia.[1] The market is run by local witch doctors known as yatiri, who sell potions, dried frogs, medicinal plants like retama, and armadillos used in Bolivian rituals.[2] The yatiri can be easily identified by their black hats and coca pouches containing amulets, talismans and powders that promise luck, beauty and fertility.[3] Most famous of all the items sold in The Witches' Market are the dried llama fetuses.[4] These llama fetuses are buried under the foundations of many Bolivian houses as a sacred offering to the goddess Pachamama.[5]

Witches' Market

References

  1. Carroll, Thomas. Bolivia's Witches' Market, Travelmag, June 20, 2003
  2. Bolivia Travel. Witches' Market, La Paz, Uyuni Tours
  3. Anabel. Bolivia Travel Tale: Baby Llamas in The Witches' Market in La Paz, Peru For Less Travel Blog, February 3, 2012

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