Wiphala

Facts about the Flag of Wiphala

1. The Wiphala is a square of forty-nine coloured patches arranged diagonally, and Bolivia gave it equal status with the national tricolour in the 2009 constitution.
2. Different versions exist for each of the four regions of the historic Andean world, distinguished by the colour running along the diagonal.
3. The flag of the indigenous peoples of the Andes, a co-official flag of Bolivia since 2009.
4. The flag is used in the Andes, principally Bolivia and Peru.
5. The flag was adopted in 2009.
6. The design is 17 years old as of 2026.
7. Construction: Seven-by-seven chequerboard of seven colours on the diagonal.
8. It is normally drawn to a ratio of 1:1, which makes it square.
9. The flag uses 7 colours: red, orange, yellow, white, green, blue and violet.
10. The red stands for the Andean earth.
11. The orange stands for society and culture.
12. The yellow stands for energy and strength.
13. The white stands for time and change.
14. Diagonal colour bands: The forty-nine squares run in seven diagonal rainbows, standing for the Andean philosophy of balance.
15. The Wiphala of Qullasuyu has been a co-official flag of Bolivia alongside the tricolour since the constitution of 2009.
16. It is filed here under Identity and Pride Flags, one of the categories of flag that belong to no country.