Ponchos

thumb|upright=1.3|Mapuche|Araucanos and [[Huasos in Chile, 19th century]] thumb| A market scene, Ruana in [[Bogotá, circa 1860]] thumb|A Peruvian chalán dancing marinera on a [[Peruvian Paso horse]]

alt=|thumb|450x450px|19th century, creole wearing a ruana A ruana (possibly from Spanish ruana "ragged" or Chibcha ruana "Land of Blankets") is a poncho-style outer garment native to the Colombian and Venezuelan Andes. In Colombia, the ruana is the characteristic and traditional garment of the department of Boyacá, initially made by indigenous and mestizo people, although it is also made in the departments of Cundinamarca, Antioquia, Nariño, Bogotá, Santander (Colombia), Norte de Santander and Caldas. In Venezuela it is widely used and made in the Andean states of Táchira, Mérida and Trujillo,