| Bolivia |
 yapa... Yapa means to add a little more, something extra, a bonus, as a favour.  At the market places of La Paz, El Alto or Cochabamba it is customary to say to the seller, 'yapa, yapa'; a little bit more. Bolivia has three official languages, Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. Yapa comes from Quechua, the language of the indigenous Quechuas, which make up about 30% of the population. Sometimes the locals use the word ñapa - it means the same thing, as in 'Dos veces mas de ñapa.' - 'Twice more for good measure.' MUSIC OF BOLIVIA Songs and Dances of Bolivia Hirpastay - Huayno BOLIVA - 2008  Location: South America Status: UN Country Capital City: La Paz Main Cities: Cochabamba, Oruro, Santa Cruz, Sucre (Judicial Capital) Population: 7,888,000 Area: 1,098,580 km2 Currency: 1 Bolivian peso = 100 centavos Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymará Religions: Roman Catholic |
Quechua-speaking countries