Neo-Andean

Neo-Andean is a contemporary architectural movement primarily situated in El Alto, Bolivia, expressed in the city's many cholets (portmanteau of cholo and chalet),[1] or mini-mansions, and dancehalls.

Mamani is "a civil engineer who began as a simple laborer two decades ago"; his first building incorporating this style was commissioned by an Alteño businessman in 2002 which was finished in 2005,[3] he has built over 60 similar structures around the city since.

Paola Flores noted that "most [of the neo-Andean structures] have been built since President Evo Morales, an Aymara who is the country's first indigenous leader, took office in 2006.

"[4] They also coincided with the rapid development and modernization of El Alto, a traditionally low-income area with many unpaved roads and improvised structures.

'"[4] The buildings were featured in Shine Heroes by Frederico Estol, a film about the thousands of shoeshiners of La Paz and El Alto.