Llama foetuses - Witches Market in La Paz

These wierd and smelly llama foetuses were a prominent feature of bolivian life - sacrifies are made to extract llama foetuses from pregnant llamas, which are then buried or burned outside homes to scare away bad spirits and omens.....wierd and creepy to us!!

Bolivia

April 7th 2007
Day 92 - Day 103 (28/03/07 - 09/04/07) Our Bolivian adventure began as we crossed Lake Titikaka, from the Peruvian side to the Bolivian side, a 20 min boat ride for the passangers and a rather home-made raft ride for the bus. The first place we came across was a little lake-side town of Copacabana (although a charming town it is without the attractions of its more famous namesake in Brazil - rat ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more

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