Bolivia's colourful "cholets" revive Andean architecture

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Formerly marginalized, Bolivia’s growing indigenous middle class are laying claim to their roots with a new, colourful architectural trend, which showcases the country's Aymara heritage. Duration: 02:08
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[@friendlycomment1551]

Guayaquil mindependiente; WHAT you say is just your opinion! Who cares what you think?? Bolivians are proud of their colorful full of life culture and I talk about Bolivian Natives and this architecture is what they are! It is beautiful! The Natives like to enjoy while they can and at the same time still produce and make their living and these buildings have a chalet on the top were the owners live and it has all the commodities you can imagine, and the lower levels they rent and money comes in! I think that's a great idea!! You and your inside IS THE HORRENDOUS AND YOU'RE ENVY THAT THIS BOLIVIAN NATIVE INGENIER, ARCHITECT AND BUILDER CAN BE SO CREATIVE AND SMART! SHAME OF YOU!!

[@joel-jy4qp]

esplendido

[@jukumariiramuri1557]

awesome

[@7Fields16llc]

Wonderful.

[@ArqHPA]

REVIVE? Not the case! This is a new and horrendous thing, that has nothing to do with the traditional andean architecture.

[@ArqHPA]

jukumari iramuri HAHAHHA You can´t write in proper english, either. I think you should try it in quechua, instead.

[@ArqHPA]

jukumari iramuri There´s a tip on my name, you filthy ignorant... got it, already?

[@jukumariiramuri1557]

Guayaquil Independiente so you are a fucking mutt from ecuador.

[@ArqHPA]

jukumari iramuri I take pride of my mixed blood, indeed. My grandparents come from four different countries, I speak three languages and I consider myself a citizen of the world. There is 8% of native american DNA in me, so It would be stupid to imply anything racial when I describe Mamani´s buildings as horrendous architecture. It would be interesting to know what you think about this so called andean architecture and the attributes that make it special. There is a chilean saying: "para cada roto, hay un descosido", In this case, Mamani´s projects became a preposterous reality because there are people that are willing to pay a lot of money for his follies.

[@jukumariiramuri1557]

can you name countries, what is your background?