Llama llama
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The Llama llama, also spelled Llamallama or Lama lama, was probably a dance with the characteristics of a farce
or a disguise game with acrobatic elements. It is believed that the name of the dance came from the Aymara language
, which was the name the Aymara people used to describe the Urus dressed as dancing demons.
There are references to this dance in the works of Diego González Holguín
and Ludovico Bertonio
, Gonzáles Holguín compared this dance with the saynata and the siracusa, with the meaning of a “laughter thing”. Later Bertonio establishes a difference with the other dances, saying that the llama llama or haachuco was the mask or little devil in dances.
This dance was performed during the Ito festivities by the representatives of the region known as Urucolla, a sub-region of the south-eastern suyu of Collasuyu located in the lake system of the Department of Oruro between the basins of the lakes Poopó and Coipasa, where the Uru civilization had the city of Oruro as their main social centre, becoming together with Nazca
and Wari
one of the most ancient cities in the Andean world
.
Farce
In theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases,...
or a disguise game with acrobatic elements. It is believed that the name of the dance came from the Aymara language
Aymara language
Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over three million speakers. Aymara, along with Quechua and Spanish, is an official language of Peru and Bolivia...
, which was the name the Aymara people used to describe the Urus dressed as dancing demons.
There are references to this dance in the works of Diego González Holguín
Diego González Holguín
Diego González Holguín was a Spanish Jesuit priest, researcher of the Quechua language during the times of the Viceroyalty of Peru....
and Ludovico Bertonio
Ludovico Bertonio
Ludovico Bertonio was an Italian Jesuit missionary to South America.-Life:He entered the Society of Jesus in 1575. Sent to Peru six years later, he worked principally among the Aymara of southern Peru and of Bolivia.-Work:He wrote on the Aymara language...
, Gonzáles Holguín compared this dance with the saynata and the siracusa, with the meaning of a “laughter thing”. Later Bertonio establishes a difference with the other dances, saying that the llama llama or haachuco was the mask or little devil in dances.
This dance was performed during the Ito festivities by the representatives of the region known as Urucolla, a sub-region of the south-eastern suyu of Collasuyu located in the lake system of the Department of Oruro between the basins of the lakes Poopó and Coipasa, where the Uru civilization had the city of Oruro as their main social centre, becoming together with Nazca
Nazca
Nazca is a system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru, and the name of the region's largest existing town in the Nazca Province. It is also the name applied to the Nazca culture that flourished in the area between 300 BC and AD 800...
and Wari
Wari ruins
The Wari Ruins are located near Quinua, in the Huanta Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru at an altitude 2770 m above sea-level. These ruins are all that is left of Wari, the capital city of the Wari ....
one of the most ancient cities in the Andean world
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
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