Dancing the Jarabe Tapatío (Mexican Hat Dance).
Mexican China Poblana dance costume. Jarabe Tapatío.
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The Peruvian woman’s headdress.
The Peruvian woman’s headdress changes from village to village.
Female from Santísima Trinidad de Huancayo, Peru.
The people of Huancayo, in gorgeous rented costumes such as this, annually celebrate the fiesta of their city’s patron saint.
Women with fruits. Venezuela folk dress.
Women with fruits. Venezuela folk dress. Women in Venezuela, as in all other Latin american countries, carry great burdens of fruits or vegetables on their heads. Illustration by Jo Bartas.
A romantic gaucho playing the guitar.
A romantic gaucho playing the guitar.
Gaucho from Argentina wearing the traditional chiripá.
The traditional gaucho costume is characterized by the chiripá. The chiripá hungs down like an apron over wide baggy trousers.