<P> 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 . Merchandise sold in The Witches ' Market , run by local witch doctors known as yatiri , includes potions , dried frogs , medicinal plants like retama and armadillos used in Bolivian rituals . The yatiri can be easily identified by their black hats and coco pouches containing amulets , talismans and powders that ensure luck , beauty and fertility . Most famous of all the items sold in The Witches ' Market are the dried llama fetuses . These llama fetuses are buried under the foundations of many Bolivian houses as a sacred offering to the goddess Pachamama . </P>
<P> 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 . Merchandise sold in The Witches ' Market , run by local witch doctors known as yatiri , includes potions , dried frogs , medicinal plants like retama and armadillos used in Bolivian rituals . The yatiri can be easily identified by their black hats and coco pouches containing amulets , talismans and powders that ensure luck , beauty and fertility . Most famous of all the items sold in The Witches ' Market are the dried llama fetuses . These llama fetuses are buried under the foundations of many Bolivian houses as a sacred offering to the goddess Pachamama . </P>
where is the witches market in la paz
where is the witches market in la paz
Cerro Cumbre
Cerro Cumbre