- Equeco
Equeco or Iqiqu comes from an Aymara (one of Peruvian native languages) word which means
God of wealth . The Equeco is a Peruvian character made bygypsum orclay and it is used as anamulet for business and home. This character who looks like ahuman with his arms open and who is wearing typical Peruvian clothes, comes from an Andean legend which says that there was a countryman who worked very hard and made a lot of money, and he had to take all his money in his backpack, so later he became a big symbol of wealth and prosperity in Andean countries. It is also said that this countryman smoked a lot to be awake and kept working to increase his fortune. For this reason it is believed that if a person offers to the Equeco acigarette , a wish will be conceded to that person.External links
* [http://www.peru.info/e_ftoculturaeng.asp?ids=1499&ic=2&pdr=755&jrq=5.3 Examples of Peruvian clothes]
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