Awki awki (
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 ...
''awki'' father / gentleman, the
reduplication signifies that there is a group of something) is a folk dance performed in the
La Paz Department of
Bolivia and in the
Huancané Province
Huancané Province (from Aymara Wanqani , meaning "the one with big stones") is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Huancané.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Khawayuni at appr ...
of
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 ...
. The dance
satirizes the Spanish
conquerors of the
colonial period.
See also
*
P'aquchi
P'aquchi (Aymara) see: ''Danza estilizada de esgrima de la época colonial ... .'' - ''P'aquchi'' is a Bolivian folk dance. It is a satire of the fencing of the Spaniards
Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spai ...
References
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Bolivian dances
Peruvian dances
Native American dances
La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Puno Region
Indigenous culture of the Andes