File Evo Morales, Eli Salguero at Pujllay.jpg thumb right alt Evo Morales and Eli Salguero at Pujllay Bolivian President Evo Morales and Cultures Minister Elizabeth Salguero attend the Pujllay festival, which their administration has nominated for UNESCO recognition Pukllay or Pujllay meaning play in Quechua languages Quechua is a traditional festival held in central Andes mountains Andes . Among the examples of thisfestival are Pukllay or Pujllay of Andahuaylas Apur mac Per , Qatun Pukllay of Huancavelica Per , Pujllay of Tarabuco Sucre Bolivia . The word play refers to either the coulds or the blossoms playing in the winds of the end of the rainy season and thus harvesting time. The Bolivian Pujllay is also connected to the Christian Carnival and the celebration of a battle won over the Spaniards hence the appropriation of the Spanish helmets and spurs one can still see in the ritual dance. In March 2011 Bolivia nominated the Pujllay festival in Tarabuco including the Ayarichi dance of the Yampara people to UNESCO for World Heritage recognition as part of the cultural and intangible heritage of humanity. ref Cite news title Bolivia postula tres expresiones culturales como patrimonio inmaterial ante la Unesco work Los Tiempos accessdate 2011 04 07 date 2011 03 17 url http www.lostiempos.com diario actualidad tragaluz 20110317 bolivia postula tres expresiones culturales como patrimonio inmaterial 117403 233217.html ref References Reflist External links http www.bolivia.at.tf photos, information and videos regarding the pujllay and other bolivian dances Category Bolivian culture Category Festivals in Peru Bolivia stub Peru stub festival stub ... more details
cogently by Father Quiroz, festivals like the fertility rite and Turu pukllay indigenous bullfight ... turu pukllay . The Incan condor lashed by the claws to the back of a Spanish bull. The bull shudders ... more details
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