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Waka Waka (dance)
Waka Waka or Waka Thuqhuri Tinti Waka from Aidan Perry is an urban popular dance from Bolivia and Perú. Its autochthonous origin is found in the Municipality of Umala, Province of Aroma, Department of La Paz and the Municipality of Acora, Province of Puno, Department of Puno. There are other variants, such as the native of Waka Tinti originally from the community of Cairiri, the municipality of Umala, the Province of Aroma de La Paz, Tinti Caballo and the native of Waka Tinki originally from the Paxsiamaya region, Prov. Los Andes of the Department of La Paz.{{Cite book , last1=Sigl , first1=Eveline , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B1G5bRKqLpQC&q=Waka+Thuqhuri+Tinti+Waka , title=Etnografías de América Latina: ocho ensayos , last2=Schaffler , first2=Yvonne , last3=Palafox , first3=Ricardo Ávila , date=2013 , publisher=Universidad de Guadalajara , isbn=978-607-450-687-7 , language=es What differentiates the urban version of its rural variants is not only music and clothin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
, image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square patchwork with the (top left to bottom right) diagonals forming colored stripes (green, blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, white, green, blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, from top right to bottom left) , other_symbol = , other_symbol_type = Dual flag: , image_coat = Escudo de Bolivia.svg , national_anthem = " National Anthem of Bolivia" , image_map = BOL orthographic.svg , map_width = 220px , alt_map = , image_map2 = , alt_map2 = , map_caption = , capital = La Paz Sucre , largest_city = , official_languages = Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perú
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy for the Union" , national_anthem = "National Anthem of Peru" , march = "March of Flags" , image_map = PER orthographic.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Lima , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages = , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , demonym = Peruvian , government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = Dina Boluarte , leader_title2 = First Vice President , leader_na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umala
Umala is a location in La Paz in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Umala Municipality, the second municipal section of the Aroma Province Aroma is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department. It is situated in the southern parts of the department. Its seat is Sica Sica (Sika Sika). Location Aroma province is located between 16° 43' and 17° 35' South and betwe .... References *Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia (INE) Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acora
Acora District is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region, Peru. History The city of Acora and the lands that are now part of the district were once the seat of the Caciques Catacora. Acora District was created by Law on May 2, 1954, in Ramón Castilla term. Geography One of the highest elevations of the district is Qurini at . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish). ...
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It has 193 member states and 12 associate members, as well as partners in the non-governmental, intergovernmental and private sector. Headquartered at the World Heritage Centre in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 national commissions that facilitate its global mandate. UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations's International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.English summary). Its constitution establishes the agency's goals, governing structure, and operating framework. UNESCO's founding mission, which was shaped by the Second World War, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboration and dialogue among nations. It pursues this objective t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivian Dances
Bolivian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Bolivia ** Bolivian people ** Demographics of Bolivia ** Culture of Bolivia * SS ''Bolivian'', a British-built standard cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peruvian Dances
Dance in Peru is an art form primarily of native origin. There are also dances that are related to agricultural work, hunting and war. In Peru dancing bears an important cultural significance. Some choreographies show certain Christian influence. Types of dances * The most internationally known dance in Peru is the Marinera Norteña. This dance represents a man's courting of a young woman. There are local variants of this dance in the Lima Region and the other regions of the country. * Ancash is a dance performed in Piscobamba (Ancash Region), on the occasion of the feast of the Virgin of Mercy, on the 25th, 26th and 27 September. * Apu Inka is a dance which re-enacts the capture of the Inca by the Spanish invaders. * Ch'unchu is a dance performed at festivals of the Cusco Region. * Danzantes de Levanto, a typical dance from the Amazonas Region. * El Vals Criollo (Vals peruano) is a subgenre and musical adaptation of the original European waltz, originated in Peru or also c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
