The Oruro Carnival in Bolivia: Two centuries of festivities testifying to a mixture of tradition and colonisation
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- 13 Feb 2023
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The Oruro Carnival is becoming more and more famous every year, especially since it was the symbol of the Bolivian culture declared a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site in 2001.
Every year this famous event is held in Bolivia. The new edition of the Carnival of Oruro will take place from 7 to 26 February, and as every year it will welcome more than a million people. It is one of the most singular and oldest carnivals in the world, having existed for more than 200 years.
“Uru Uru”, in the indigenous “Aymara” language, is the pre-Hispanic name for Oruro, a small mining town in the mountains in the west of Bolivia. During the carnival period, the town sees its population quadruple to 250,000 inhabitants. Read More…
