The porters are called costaleros, cargadores or portadores and their leader is called a capataz ("Foreman" or "Head Man"). The capataz sets the chicotá, the period of time between a paso being lifted and set down again; the costaleros cannot pick up or set down the paso except by his leave.
The porters are known as costaleros, cargadores, or portadores, and their leader is called a capataz ("Foreman" or "Head Man"). The capataz sets the chicotá, the time interval between lifting and setting down a paso; the porters cannot lift or set down the paso without the capataz's permission.