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The Kolla spiritual world resembles the Aymara's.
The Kolla rituals are kept within their culture and
marriage is restricted among them.
Their main ancestral beliefs relate to the Pachamama,
mother earth, life giver and organizer of human's life.
She knows when, how and why things ought to be the way
they are.
Ceremonies for curing illnesses and for petitioning
are conducted by a Yatiri, a wise person chosen by the
spiritual forces, and whose designation has been communicated
in a dream.
Rituals for the community sustenance and welfare are
performed on the hills, at the highest altitudes.
Kolla commemorative dates relate to the agricultural
cycled as in the celebration of the indigenous New Year
by the end of June.
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