So yeah, my trip to Bolivia was a disaster after my accident, at the beginning of the trip, on Yungas Road left me with a broken thumb, three broken ribs, and possible ligament/rotator cuff tears in my left shoulder. All my plans were hence ruined, and I spent the rest of the trip in my hotel room, in pain.
But before I wrap up Bolivia, I did notice something (and I also noticed this in Peru and parts of Colombia) strange. A lot of native women (Moras, as used in Bolivia) wear fedora hats, but otherwise distinctive native attire.
Turns out this hat, the bombin, was introduced to Bolivia and Peru by British railroad workers and instead of catching on with the men, caught on with the women. It’s now apart of ‘traditional’ native costume.