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P'aquchi

United States of America

P'aquchi (Aymara) is a Bolivian folk dance. It is a satire of the fencing of the Spaniards during the colonial period.

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P'aquchi (Aymara) is a Bolivian folk dance.

01 · What it is
Dance

Live movement, rhythm, costume, or staged dramatic performance passed between generations.

02 · Where & name
United States of America

Placed on record in United States of America.

03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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What is P'aquchi in plain words?

P'aquchi (Aymara) is a Bolivian folk dance.

Where is P'aquchi practised or documented?

Sources on this page place P'aquchi in United States of America.

What is the current condition of P'aquchi today?

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P'aquchi (Aymara) is a Bolivian folk dance. It is a satire of the fencing of the Spaniards during the colonial period.

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “P'aquchi”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

P'aquchi is type of dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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