Costume provokes culture row between Bolivia and Peru

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The BBC reports from Lima, Peru, on a row between it and its neighbor Bolivia:

‘Bolivia and Peru are not always on the best of terms, but their latest row is not of a political nature -- it’s down to the choice of a dress.

‘For her appearance at the Miss Universe contest in the Bahamas this month, Miss Peru has chosen a dress inspired by an Andean dance popular in both nations.

‘She will perform in a costume bedecked with diabolical horns and eyes.

‘Bolivia has accused the Miss Peru organisers of unfairly appropriating Bolivian cultural heritage. The issue has pricked national pride on both sides of the border.’

Read the rest of the report here.

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City