The ''aguayo'' (possibly from ''awayu'',

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

for diaper and for a

woven Woven fabric is any textile formed by weaving. Woven fabrics are often created on a loom, and made of many threads woven on a warp and a weft. Technically, a woven fabric is any fabric made by interlacing two or more threads at right angles to on ...

blanket A blanket is a swath of soft cloth large enough either to cover or to enfold most of the user's body and thick enough to keep the body warm by trapping radiant body heat that otherwise would be lost through convection. Etymology The term ...

to carry things on the back or to cover the back), or also ''quepina'' (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''q'ipi'' bundle)''Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco'', Cusco 2005 (5-vowel-system): ''Q'epirina ... . Sinón: q'eperina, q'epina.''Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, ''Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'anch''a, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is a rectangular crrying cloth used in traditional communities in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

region of

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

, Bolivia,

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

, Colombia,

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

and

Peru , 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 f ...

.''''

and

people use it to carry small children or various other items in it on their backs.'''' It is similar to a ''

lliklla A ''lliklla'' (Quechua, hispanicized spellings ''liclla, llicla, lliclla'') is a rectangular, handwoven shoulder cloth. It is worn by Quechua women of the Andes region in Bolivia and Peru. Traditionally it is fastened at the front using a decorate ...

'' and sometimes regarded as a synonym.

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File:Quechua Woman in Peru.JPG, Quechua woman in Peru wearing a loaded ''aguayo'' File:Pisac 9917a.jpg, Quechua woman in Pisac, Peru, carrying a child in an ''aguayo'' File:Quechua woman in Chivay, Peru, carrying wood in a q'ipirina.jpg, Quechua woman in

Chivay Chivay is a town in the Colca valley, capital of the Caylloma province in the Arequipa region, Peru. Located at about 3,600 m above sea level (12,000 ft), it lies upstream of the renowned Colca Canyon. It has a central town square and an ac ...

, Peru, carrying wood in an ''aguayo'' File:Carnavalito en Humahuaca.jpg, Women wearing ''aguayos'' while dancing the Carnavalito in

Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy (), commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital and largest city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Also, it is the seat of the Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department. It lies near ...

, Argentina File:Incan.jpg, A

Peruvian Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest of Peru, Spanish conquest in th ...

woman carrying a child in an ''aguayo''

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