Awki awki (
Aymara ''awki'' father / gentleman, the
reduplication signifies that there is a group of something) is a folk dance performed in the
La Paz Department of
Bolivia
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, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
, flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
and in the
Huancané Province of
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
. The dance
satirizes the Spanish
conquerors of the
colonial period.
See also
*
P'aquchi
References
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Bolivian dances
Peruvian dances
Native American dances
La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Puno Region
Indigenous culture of the Andes