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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
Witches' Market in Bolivia Sees Brisk Sales in Spells
'' National Geographic'', May 30, 2003 The market is run by local
Bolivia's Witch Markets Offar Llama Fetuses and More
'' Huffington Post'', March 18, 2010 The ''yatiri'' can be easily identified by their black hats and coca pouches containing
Bolivia's Witches' Market
''Travelmag'', June 20, 2003 Most famous of all the items sold in The Witches' Market are the dried
Witches' Market, La Paz
''Uyuni Tours'' These llama fetuses are buried under the foundations of many Bolivian houses as a sacred offering to the goddess
Bolivia Travel Tale: Baby Llamas in The Witches' Market in La Paz
''Peru For Less Travel Blog'', February 3, 2012
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
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bol ...
.Istvan, ZoltaWitches' Market in Bolivia Sees Brisk Sales in Spells
'' National Geographic'', May 30, 2003 The market is run by local
witch doctors
A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor) was originally a type of healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. The term is now more commonly used to refer to healers, particularly in regions which use traditional healing ...
known as '' yatiri'', who sell potions, dried frogs
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" '' Triadobatrachus'' is ...
, medicinal plants like retama
''Retama'' (also known as ''rotem'', he, רותם) is a genus of flowering bushes in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the broom tribe, Genisteae. ''Retama'' broom bushes are found natively in North Africa, the Levant and some parts of ...
, and armadillos used in Bolivian rituals
A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or objects, performed according to a set sequence. Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. Rituals are characterized, b ...
.Shahriari, SaraBolivia's Witch Markets Offar Llama Fetuses and More
'' Huffington Post'', March 18, 2010 The ''yatiri'' can be easily identified by their black hats and coca pouches containing
amulets
An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word amuletum, which Pliny's ''Natural History'' describes as "an object that protects ...
, talismans
A talisman is any object ascribed with religious or magical powers intended to protect, heal, or harm individuals for whom they are made. Talismans are often portable objects carried on someone in a variety of ways, but can also be installed perm ...
and powders
A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of many very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted. Powders are a special sub-class of granular materials, although the terms ''powder'' and ''granular'' are sometimes used to distin ...
that promise luck, beauty and fertility.Carroll, ThomasBolivia's Witches' Market
''Travelmag'', June 20, 2003 Most famous of all the items sold in The Witches' Market are the dried
llama
The llama (; ) (''Lama glama'') is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era.
Llamas are social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is soft ...
fetuses
A fetus or foetus (; plural fetuses, feti, foetuses, or foeti) is the unborn offspring that develops from an animal embryo. Following embryonic development the fetal stage of development takes place. In human prenatal development, fetal develo ...
.Bolivia TravelWitches' Market, La Paz
''Uyuni Tours'' These llama fetuses are buried under the foundations of many Bolivian houses as a sacred offering to the goddess
Pachamama
Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes. In Inca mythology she is an "Earth Mother" type goddess, Dransart, Penny. (1992) "Pachamama: The Inka Earth Mother of the Long Sweeping Garment." ''Dress and Gender: Making ...
.AnabelBolivia Travel Tale: Baby Llamas in The Witches' Market in La Paz
''Peru For Less Travel Blog'', February 3, 2012
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