Bolivia Travel – La Paz Market Tips: the dead Llamas

Bolivians use the llamas in a traditional ceremony when they buy or build a new home. The llama is buried under the home as a sacrifice to the Mother Earth or Pachamama asking for good luck, health, and happiness in the new home. Surprisingly these are one of the best sellers in the Witch Market with countless tourists buying them every year… the chances that any of the llamas make it through international customs though is pretty slim.