In Mexico VW beetles are called "bocho" or "vocho" (the letter b and v sound the same in Spanish). This Beetle was decorated with designs and style of the Huichol indigenous people. (Vochol is a mashup of the words bocho and huichol.) The bug is covered with over 2.7 million glass beads.
Hot Tamale Activities
- Find out more information about el volchol. How long did it take to make it? When was it made? Where has it been? What's the point of it?
- Find other images of Huichol art
- Find other examples of pop culture and art mixing together to create something different.
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