The so-called “Market of the Witches”, Is a public space that consists of the following streets: Sagárnaga, Linares, Jiménez, Illampu, Santa Cruz and the church of San Francisco. These streets are part of a set of blocks that are identified in urban heritage cartography as the San Francisco Heritage Complex. Part of this set consists of the market of handicrafts, ritual objects, medicinal plants, coca, alcohol, amulets, talismans, illas, sullu, table or offerings and other magical elements from other cultures and other countries such as Brazil, Argentina, India, Mexico, etc.
The witches sector represents an icon of the city. Within a traditional circuit or basic city tour of the city, this place is prioritized. If a person arrives in La Paz and does not visit the Mercado de las Brujas, it is as if he had not been in the city. The places that comprise a traditional city tour are the Mercado de las Brujas, then there is the Killi-Killi viewpoint, Murillo square, Jaén street and Valle de la Luna. And in this last time the cable car is also incorporated. But the Witches’ Market has always been present, this place is almost visited by one hundred percent of the visitors.
The “Market of the Witches” for its characteristics and its components or cultural elements can be defined as a space of cultural tourism because the cosmovision of the Aymara Quechua cultures is expressed in the urban context as a tradition inherited from the practices of Andean spirituality. Also, in the area there are patrimonial architectural assets such as religious, real estate, handicrafts with identity and social actors such as Chifleras, Amautas, Yatiris, etc. It can also be considered as a tourist destination or a tourist product, that is, it is part of the La Paz and Bolivian tourist complex. Then, the “Market of the Witches”, is a tourist space or a tourist destination for its “exotic” attraction where the famous “witches or sorceresses” that offer amulets, talismans, candles, ritual “tables”, offerings and others products of foreign origin.
Author : Jose Fernando Villagra Caero
Degree : Bachelors
Major : Marketing and Advertising
Country : Bolivia
Language : Spanish
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This study reveals the current situation of the students at the Qur’anic schools in Kano Metropolis in order to highlight the implications of repeated efforts by parents, society, non-governmental organizations and governments.
The researcher adopted the descriptive method, with structured questionnaires distributed to 120 respondents. Findings from 104 returned responses revealed that there is a great influence of these efforts and contributions from all parties, for example, eighty-five per cent of the respondents indicated that their parents willingly sent them to the Madarisa with mainly the consent and agreement of their mothers.
Equally, the degree of immigrants from outside the region of Kano is reduced. The number of those who came from Kano communities was 38.33% compared to 0.8% from Sokoto and 0.8% from Adamawa state. The result also reveals that the annual enrolment has reduced drastically over the years, as confirmed by 14.4% for those who are in Kano for less than one year compared to 35.6% for those that have been in Kano for more than five to ten years.
In addition, the results show that the degree of self-reliance increased by to 76%, 51% relying on domestic services and 25% sustaining themselves through handy works. Consequently, which the rate of door-to-door and road -side begging for food has been reduced. Also, majority of the students at the Qur’anic schools suffer from the lack of physical and mental growth; however, some have completed basic education up to middle school.
The researcher came across a high school student who received eight credits in NECO and five credits in WAEC, including Mathematics and English, but was referred to the Almajiri System. It was recommended that government should create entrepreneurship centres with the aim to consolidate the Almajiri efforts of being self-reliant. Finally, the government should design a council or body that accredits the numbers of Qur’anic students that are admitted to each school and district and ensure that their parents take responsibility for the children that cannot maintain themselves. Moreover, the integration of formal education into the Qur’anic school setting should be pursued vigorously .