ABARCAS: Rubber sandals used by the peasants on the Altiplano

ACHACHILA: Grandfather. The Aymara spirit that protects the people.

"¿A CÓMO ES?": Expression used to ask how much something costs.

AFRO BOLIVIANO: Descendent of African slaves. The Afro-Bolivian communities are found primarily in the Yungas.

AGUAYO: Traditional Bolivian cloth

AJAYU: Soul

ALPACA: Andean camelids that have the finest, warmest wool.

ALPACA (2): zinc, copper and nickel alloy.

ALTIPLANO: Andean plain located at 4000 meters above sea level (MASL).

ALTO PERÚ: Name that was used during the colonial period (until 1825) for what is now Bolivia.

AMBROSÍA: Drink from southern Bolivia which is a mixture of fresh milk and singani (grape brandy).

ANTICUCHO: beef heart brochette.

APACHETA: Stone altar for offerings to the pachamama and achachila. The person approaching the apacheta should pick up a stone, rub it on a part of the body to transfer his/her weariness to it and recover his/her energy.

APTAPI: Community table

APU: Spirit of the mountain

ARENALES: Sand dunes

AUDIENCIA DE CHARCAS: The highest court of the Spanish Crown in Alto Peru during the 16th century.

AIMARA: (Aymara) 1. Pre-colonial Andean people; 2. Pre-colonial Andean language.

BAJÓN: Wooden wind instrument

BALSA: 1. boat 2. wood 3. Tree that produces the wood used for small boats.

BARRANQUILLERO: Gold prospector

BLOQUEO: Highway blockade set up as protest or demonstration

BOFEDALES: swampy highland

BOLICHE: Bar, night club, discotheque

BOLIVIANITA: gemstone found in only in eastern Bolivia, amethyst/citrine (violet/green quartz)

BOLIVIANO/PESO/LUCA: Bolivian currency

BUÑUELOS: Sweet fritters

BUS CAMA: Comfortable bus with seats that recline to 180º