El Tío (Spanish for "The Uncle") is the legendary Lord of the Underworld and protector of the mine in the folklore and religion of the mining society of Bolivia, especially the silver mine of Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia, but also the whole Altiplano region extending to neighboring countries. == Nomenclature == The distinction between El Tío and the Supay (≒"devil") of the mines is ambiguous.
El Tío (Spanish for "The Uncle") is the legendary Lord of the Underworld and protector of the mine in the folklore and religion of the mining society of Bolivia, especially the silver mine of Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia, but also the whole Altiplano region extending to neighboring countries. == Nomenclature == The distinction between El Tío and the Supay (≒"devil") of the mines is ambiguous.
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