Bolivian Spanish word
el aguayo
Meaning: handwoven Andean textile
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Greeting at any hour and saying your nameLesson 1, level A0
Start lesson 1How it is used in Bolivia
A bright rectangular cloth used to carry babies, goods, or spread on the ground. Colors and figures vary by region (Tarabuco, Jal'qa and others), so an aguayo's origin is written in its pattern.
The bright striped cloth on doña Elsa's stall, woven by hand and central to Andean life. It is exactly the kind of colorful, meaningful object a visitor wants to photograph, which is why you ask first.
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