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A poncho ("blanket", "woolen fabric") is an outer garment designed to keep the body warm. A rain poncho is made from a watertight material designed to keep the body dry from the rain. 
In its simplest form, the poncho is essentially a single large sheet of fabric with an opening in the center for the head. It often has an extra piece of fabric serving as a hood. Rainproof ponchos are normally fitted with fasteners to close the sides once the poncho is draped over the body, with openings provided for the arms. Many ponchos have hoods attached to ward off wind and rain.

The poncho was one of the typical clothes of many South American and Mexican cultures. Although investigations have concluded that its origins could be Mexico, Ecuador or Peru, it is not known where the first ponchos were made. The poncho is now commonly associated with the America. As traditional clothing, the local names and variants are:

• Ruana
• Poncho
• Pala or Poncho, in Brazil (mainly in the South).
• poncho in the north and south.
• Jorongo, usually larger or full-length, and often used for special occasions or horse-back riding in Mexico
• Gabán.