Photos: Indigenous Parliament of America meets in Nicaragua
April 11, 2013
Peru's Congresswoman, Quechua Indian Claudia Coari, center, and Bolivia's politicians Patricia Mansilla, left, visit the indigenous neighborhood of Monimbo in Masaya, Nicaragua, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Coari and Mansilla are in Nicaragua, along with legislators from Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela, for the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ( APTOPIX Nicaragua Indigenous Parliament )
Peru's Congresswoman, Quechua Indian Claudia Coari, center, puts flowers on an altar named "Offering to the earth" during visit the indigenous neighborhood of Monimbo in Masaya, Nicaragua, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Coari is in Nicaragua, along with legislators from Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela, for the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ( Nicaragua Indigenous Parliament )
Dancers in traditional costumes wait to perform a dance during a visit by deputies of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City, about 24 km (15 miles) south of Managua, April 10, 2013. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their peoples during the 13th ordinary session of the PIA held in the city of Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas ( NICARAGUA/ )
General view during the XIII Session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA in Spanish) --which deals with food security issues-- in Managua, on April 8, 2013. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ( 518740174 )
Deputy of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) Brooklin Rivera speaks during a visit at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City, about 24 km (15 miles) south of Managua, April 10, 2013. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their peoples during the 13th ordinary session of the PIA held in the city of Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas ( NICARAGUA/ )
Peruvian native Claudia Coari (C), of the department of Puno, participates in the XIII Session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA in Spanish) --which deals with food security issues-- in Managua, on April 8, 2013. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ( 518740091 )
Bolivian deputy Patricia Mancilla (C), participates in the XIII Session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA in Spanish) --which deals with food security issues-- in Managua, on April 8, 2013. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ( 518740069 )
An indigenous man stands in front of his house at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City, about 24 km (15 miles) south of Managua, April 9, 2013. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their peoples during the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) held in the city of Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas ( NICARAGUA/ )
An indigenous woman weaves homemade hats at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City, about 24 km (15 miles) south of Managua, April 9, 2013. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their peoples during the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) held in the city of Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas ( NICARAGUA/ )
An indigenous woman cooks in the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City, about 24 km (15 miles) south of Managua, April 9, 2013. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their peoples during the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) held in the city of Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas ( NICARAGUA/ )
Peru's Congresswoman, Quechua Indian Claudia Coari, drinks the Nicaraguan traditional beverage "Tiste" during her visit to the indigenous neighborhood of Monimbo in Masaya, Nicaragua, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Coari is in Nicaragua, along with legislators from Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela, for the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ( Nicaragua Indigenous Parliament )
An indigenous woman looks out from her house at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City, about 24 km (15 miles) south of Managua, April 9, 2013. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their peoples during the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) held in the city of Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas ( NICARAGUA/ )
An indigenous woman rests in a hammock with her family at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City, about 24 km (15 miles) south of Managua, April 9, 2013. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their peoples during the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) held in the city of Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas ( NICARAGUA/ )
Indigenous children look out from their house at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City, about 24 km (15 miles) south of Managua, April 9, 2013. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their peoples during the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) held in the city of Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas ( NICARAGUA/ )
An indigenous man speaks with his grandson in front of his house at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City, about 24 km (15 miles) south of Managua, April 9, 2013. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their peoples during the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) held in the city of Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas ( NICARAGUA/ )
Claudia Coari, deputy of the Indigenous Parliament of America (PIA) in Peru, takes part in a visit at the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya City, about 24 km (15 miles) south of Managua, April 10, 2013. Indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will analyze the food security of their peoples during the 13th ordinary session of the PIA held in the city of Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas ( NICARAGUA/ )
Bolivia's politicians Patricia Mansilla takes video in the indigenous neighborhood of Monimbo in Masaya, Nicaragua, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Mansilla is in Nicaragua, along with legislators from Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela, for the 13th ordinary session of the Indigenous Parliament of America. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ( Nicaragua Indigenous Parliament )
Members of the Indigenous Parliament of the Americas attend an exchange activity with the indigenous peoples of the Pacific of Nicaragua, in Monimbo, Masaya, on April 10, 2013. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ( 518800901 )
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