Bolivian Chompas, Barbie Dolls & Evo Morales

Another South American country that favors the word “chompa” is Bolivia, whose populist president, Evo Morales, is a big-time chompa-wearer. In 2006, artisans in Mexico came out with a line of hand-knitted pullovers and skirts for Barbie dolls, styled after the striped sweaters worn by Morales during his presidential campaign:

The doll outfits were woven from ultra-soft alpaca wool and retailed for about 1,000 Mexican pesos each. (Click here to read in Spanish about “el look de Evo” and Mattel’s Barbie.)