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Bolivia's indigenous people gather to pray for rain

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Hampaturi, Nov 19 (EFE).- Villagers in the "ayllu" Hampaturi, an indigenous community in the rural area of the Bolivian capital, La Paz, gathered Thursday to pray the spirits for rain and give offerings to the "Pachamama" or Mother Earth. (Camera: YOLANDA SALAZAR). SHOT LIST: INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS PERFORM A RITUAL TO PRAY FOR RAIN, IN HAMPATURI, NEAR LA PAZ, BOLIVIA.

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