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A traditional wise person, healer, or shaman of the Aymara culture in Bolivia, inheritor of ancestral knowledge about herbs, rituals, predictions, and spiritual healing. People consult the yatiri for health problems, important decisions, love issues, business matters, and even to find lost objects. It's a respected figure in Andean communities, and their services remain active in La Paz, El Alto, and specialized markets like the Witches Market.
"Mi abuela consulta al yatiri antes de viajar. → My grandmother consults the yatiri before traveling."
"El yatiri le hizo una challa al auto. → The yatiri did a blessing on the new car."
/Sounds like "yah-TEE-ree"/
A traditional wise person, healer, or shaman of the Aymara culture in Bolivia, inheritor of ancestral knowledge about herbs, rituals, predictions, and spiritual healing. People consult the yatiri for health problems, important decisions, love issues, business matters, and even to find lost objects. It's a respected figure in Andean communities, and their services remain active in La Paz, El Alto, and specialized markets like the Witches Market.
"Mi abuela consulta al yatiri antes de viajar. → My grandmother consults the yatiri before traveling."
"El yatiri le hizo una challa al auto. → The yatiri did a blessing on the new car."
Parranda
A party or celebration with lots of music, dancing, and alcohol that doesn't stop until everyone collapses. It's the intense, go-all-night version of a fiesta common across Latin America.