Inga Indians dance festival of New Year - Bogota

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The Inga indians from the southern part of Colombia held a New Year Festival in the capital. The group are members of a community that lives in Bogota, and take pride in representing their ethnic roots.

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in Our World, on the 21st of February 2012

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Inga's dancing during New Year celebrations.

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Inga elders resting while the young dance.

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Inga's dancing during New Year celebrations.

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Inga's dancing during New Year celebrations.

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Members of the Inga community seen here dancing during New Year celebrations.

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Members of the Inga community seen here dancing during New Year celebrations.

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Members of the Inga community seen here dancing during New Year celebrations.

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Inga fashion seen here during New Year celebrations.

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Inga child seen here during New Year celebrations.

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Members of the Inga community seen here dancing during New Year celebrations.

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Members of the Inga community seen here dancing during New Year celebrations.

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Members of the Inga community seen here dancing during New Year celebrations.

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Members of the Inga community seen here dancing during New Year celebrations.

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Members of the Inga community seen here walking through the streets during New Year celebrations.

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Members of the Inga community seen here dancing during New Year celebrations.

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The festival is in particular the time for the Inga's New Year, and a beginning of a new cycle. The festival is a mix of dancing, ritual, gastronomy, in this day you share everything with your own people, thing like fruits, chichi, corn and several type of meats.

Tags Bogotá, cabildo inga, Colombia, Indians, indigenas, inga, New Year, Traditions , Community, Our world

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