Aguayo (cloth)

The aguayo[1][2] (possibly from awayu, Aymara for diaper and for a woven blanket to carry things on the back or to cover the back),[3][4][5][1] or also quepina[6] (possibly from Quechua q'ipi bundle)[7][8][6] is a rectangular carrying cloth used in traditional communities in the Andes region of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

[1] Aymara and Quechua people use it to carry small children or various other items in it on their backs.

[1][6][2] It is similar to a lliklla and sometimes regarded as a synonym.

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Traditional aguayos of different types and colors for sale at a crafts store in La Paz , Bolivia .