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Traditional folk dress during a festival in Bolivia. Bolivia is a country in South America, bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, Chile to the west, and Peru to the west. The cultural development of what is now Bolivia is divided into three distinct periods: pre-Columbian, colonial, and republican.
The Bicentennial of Bolivia (Spanish: Bicentenario de Bolivia) is set to occur on 6 August 2025 and is considered in Bolivia to be the beginning of independence due to the Chuquisaca Revolution of 1809. In 2025, the bicentennial of the Bolivian Declaration of Independence will be celebrated in the same way. As part of the events for the ...
The history of Bolivia involves thousands of years of human habitation. Lake Titicaca had been an important center of culture and development for thousands of years. The Tiwanaku people reached an advanced level of civilization before being conquered by a rapidly expanding Inca Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries.
The Carnival of Oruro is a religious and cultural festival in Oruro, Bolivia. Originally an indigenous festival, the celebration later was transformed to incorporate a Christian ritual around the Virgin of Socavón. The carnival is one of UNESCO's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
The largest Alasitas fair (or Alacita, Alacitas, Alasita; Spanish: Feria de las Alasitas) is an annual month-long cultural event starting on 24 January in La Paz, Bolivia.
Pukllay or phukllay (Quechua for to play, play / carnival, [1] other spellings pucllay, pugllay, phujllay, pujhllay, pujllay, puqhllay) is a traditional festival held in the central Andes.
In 1825, when Bolivia gained independence, it was attributed to the faith of the population through the Virgin of Copacabana. However, in 1826, Marshal Antonio José de Sucre, the President of the Republic of Bolivia, expropriated all the jewels and colonial treasures at the Shrine of the Virgin, using them to create the first coins from Bolivia.
The art in the churches blends Christian and local traditions. The church in Concepción is pictured. [6] Historic City of Sucre: Chuquisaca: 1991 566; v (cultural) Sucre was founded by the Spanish in 1538 and declared the first capital of Bolivia in 1839. The buildings constructed between the 16th and 19th centuries demonstrate the mixture of ...