A group attack where several people gang up on one person at the same time, with no sense of fair play. In Peru and Colombia, it's the coward's tactic — they never go alone, they always need backup.

An Andean underground cooking technique where meats and tubers are slow-cooked on hot stones in a pit. In Peru and Bolivia, pachamanca is celebration and ritual — food that tastes like sacred earth and festivity.

An indigenous or mestizo woman who proudly wears traditional Andean dress. In Bolivia and Peru, the cholita is a symbol of cultural dignity — carrying her pollera, hat, and braids with unmistakable pride.

A multicolored rainbow flag representing the indigenous Andean peoples. In Bolivia, the wiphala is an official state symbol and a marker of indigenous identity that no law can erase.