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The Witches' Market, the Glossary

The Witches' Market, also known as El Mercado de las Brujas and La Hechiceria, is a popular tourist attraction located in Cerro Cumbre, a mountain clearing in La Paz, Bolivia.^[1]

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Amulet

An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor.

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Armadillo

Armadillos (little armored ones) are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata.

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Fetus

A fetus or foetus (fetuses, foetuses, rarely feti or foeti) is the unborn offspring that develops from a mammal embryo.

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Frog

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally 'without tail').

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HuffPost

HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions.

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La Paz

La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz, is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.

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Llama

The llama (Lama glama) is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the pre-Columbian era.

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Medicinal plants

Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times.

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National Geographic Society

The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the world.

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Pachamama

Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes.

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Potion

A potion is a liquid "that contains medicine, poison, or something that is supposed to have magic powers." It derives from the Latin word potio which refers to a drink or the act of drinking.

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Powder

A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of many very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted.

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Retama

Retama (also known as rotem, רותם) is a genus of flowering bushes in the legume family, Fabaceae.

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Ritual

A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or revered objects.

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Talisman

A talisman is any object ascribed with religious or magical powers intended to protect, heal, or harm individuals for whom they are made.

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Witch doctor

A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor) was originally a type of healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft.

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Yatiri

Yatiri are medical practitioners and community healers among the Aymara of Bolivia, Chile and Peru, who use in their practice both symbols and materials such as coca leaves.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witches'_Market