los portales

How it is used in Bolivia

The covered walkways around the plaza are the center's shade highway: cafés live under them, and cruceños route their midday walking through them on purpose.

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Related words

• botar: to throw away (Bolivian everyday usage)
• che: hey (attention-getter between friends)
• che / dale / nomás: hey / deal! / just, simply
• cuñapé: cruceño cheese-and-yuca bread
• dale: sure / okay
• día de campo: day out in the countryside

Guides that use this term

• The plaza is the city's living room