- What to bring warm from Bolivia?
- Bolivian exotic
- Inca road
- As a gift - pumpkin
A trip to the countries of South America promises an unprecedented experience, a large number of photographs capturing beautiful landscapes, exotic rituals, marvelous outfits and sincere smiles of local residents. And also gifts, in this material we will talk about what to bring from Bolivia, which offers walks in national parks, acquaintance with protected areas and their inhabitants, touching the culture of ancient civilizations.
What to bring warm from Bolivia?
Like other countries in the South American region, Bolivia is famous for its products made from the wool of alpacas and llamas, the most common animals in the country. The following goods are in incredible demand among foreign travelers: items of women's and men's wardrobe made of wool; shawls, rugs, blankets; carpets in the form of dressed animal skins. The most common rugs on the shopping list are carpets woven from the wool of these beautiful and graceful animals.
Bolivian exotic
In the markets of the South American state, you can find not only beautiful woolen things that preserve the colors and patterns of past centuries, connected according to traditional technologies. The town of La Plaza is famous for its Witches Market, where tourists love to walk, the most daring of them dare to buy unusual things: dried amphibians with glass eyes; mummified armadillos used to make guitar bodies; tanned skins of local predators, jaguars and leopards.
Dried in a special way, toads are used by the natives as amulets for prosperity. For tourists from abroad, it is, rather, an exotic and very original gift to a friend or beloved chef, with a wish for the same prosperity. The armadillo guitar is called charanga; Bolivian music lovers assure that the sounds of this musical instrument are simply mesmerizing, and even looks exotic. In addition to the skins of the felines that live in South America, you can find even more exotic ones, for example, the leather of the anaconda or python.
Inca road
Souvenirs associated with ancient civilizations that inhabited the territory of modern Bolivia and neighboring countries have such a beautiful name. The great civilization of the Incas left not only grandiose monuments of architecture and culture. Many of the traditions and crafts have survived in one form or another, have come down to our time.
The descendants of the ancient tribes are the Quechua and Aymara Indians, who preserve their traditional way of life, crafts, rituals and ceremonies. It is from them that tourists should look for unusual souvenirs and gifts for relatives. For example, the Aymara talisman made by representatives of the tribe of the same name. The material for it becomes clay, which is formed, fired using a special technology and painted by hand. A ceramic souvenir hides many mysteries of history, keeps the warmth of the master's hands, and its outlandish painting brings peace.
Crafts made from the so-called lava stone are also popular in Bolivia. After a volcanic eruption, lava solidifies, retaining a very beautiful color. This material is rather fragile and requires careful and skillful handling. Local craftsmen have learned how to make beautiful souvenirs that are in high demand among guests from European countries. Such things will remind tourists for a long time about Bolivian adventures, dangerous volcanoes and skilled artisans who were able to preserve fragile beauty.
As a gift - pumpkin
Alpaca and llama - these animals are a kind of symbols of Bolivia, for centuries they have helped people survive in difficult climatic conditions, provided food and wool, and acted as the main transport when moving around mountainous terrain. Among the plant crops in this country, there is also a leader - pumpkin. An unpretentious plant takes root well, does not require much attention and care, gives excellent yields that are well preserved for a long time.
But the possibilities of using pumpkin in the economy of Indian tribes are not limited to this. One of the most popular forms of art for local "Picassos" is artistic carving. Many pumpkins just want to be attributed to true masterpieces, unfortunately, not very durable. Skillful carvers depict the main symbols of ancient civilizations - the sun and the moon - on the fruits, and carve pictures of the life of the Quechua tribes.
Pichincha is popular with guests - it is a rattle pumpkin, an ethnic souvenir. The pulp of the pumpkin is removed, the thick peel dries up, the seeds remain inside, which become the main source of sound. You can use pichincha as an exotic Bolivian souvenir, as a baby rattle. It can also act as a musical instrument for ethical bands, as the sound resembles the sound of rain.
