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The Witches' Market

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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 La Paz, Bolivia. [1]

17 relations: Amulet, Armadillo, Fetus, Frog, HuffPost, La Paz, Llama, Medicinal plants, National Geographic Society, Pachamama, Potion, Powder, Retama, Ritual, Talisman, Witch doctor, Yatiri.

Amulet

An amulet is an object that is typically worn on one's person, that some people believe has the magical or miraculous power to protect its holder, either to protect them in general or to protect them from some specific thing; it is often also used as an ornament though that may not be the intended purpose of it.

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Armadillo

Armadillos are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata with a leathery armour shell.

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Fetus

A fetus is a stage in the prenatal development of viviparous organisms.

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Frog

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (Ancient Greek ἀν-, without + οὐρά, tail).

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HuffPost

HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post and sometimes abbreviated HuffPo) is a liberal American news and opinion website and blog that has both localized and international editions.

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La Paz

La Paz, officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace), also named Chuqi Yapu (Chuquiago) in Aymara, is the seat of government and the de facto national capital of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (the constitutional capital of Bolivia is Sucre).

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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.

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Medicinal plants

Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times.

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National Geographic Society

The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world.

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Pachamama

Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes.

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Potion

A potion (from Latin potio "drink") is a magical medicine, drug in liquid form.

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Powder

A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of a large number of very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted.

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Retama

Retama is a genus of flowering bushes in the legume family, Fabaceae.

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Ritual

A ritual "is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a sequestered place, and performed according to set sequence".

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Talisman

A talisman is an object that someone believes holds magical properties that bring good luck to the possessor or protect the possessor from evil or harm.

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Witch doctor

A witch doctor was originally a type of healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft.

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Yatiri

Yatiri are medical practitioners and community healers among the Aymara of Bolivia, Chile and Peru, who use in their practice both symbols and materials such as coca leaves.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witches'_Market

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