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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - VIEWPOINT ON THE CITY - Oruro is a city in Bolivia, the capital of the department of Oruro and the capital of the province of Cercado. It is located between the two capitals of the country: 197 km southeast of La Paz and 230 km northwest of Sucre, near the banks of Lake Uru Uru. Its population was 201,230 in 2005 - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - VIEWPOINT ON THE CITY - Oruro is a city in Bolivia, the capital of the department of Oruro and the capital of the province of Cercado. It is located between the two capitals of the country: 197 km southeast of La Paz and 230 km northwest of Sucre, near the banks of Lake Uru Uru. Its population was 201,230 in 2005 - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - VIEWPOINT ON THE CITY - Oruro is a city in Bolivia, the capital of the department of Oruro and the capital of the province of Cercado. It is located between the two capitals of the country: 197 km southeast of La Paz and 230 km northwest of Sucre, near the banks of Lake Uru Uru. Its population was 201,230 in 2005 - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - VIRGIN VIEW on the highest hill in the city - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. Legend has it that in 1789 a fresco of the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared in one of the wells of Oruro's richest silver mine. Since then, the Carnival takes place in honor of the Virgen de la Candelaria (Virgin of the Candlelight Mass) or Virgen del Socavón (Virgin of the Mine). "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - VIRGIN VIEW on the highest hill in the city - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. Legend has it that in 1789 a fresco of the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared in one of the wells of Oruro's richest silver mine. Since then, the Carnival takes place in honor of the Virgen de la Candelaria (Virgin of the Candlelight Mass) or Virgen del Socavón (Virgin of the Mine). "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - VIRGIN VIEW on the highest hill in the city - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. Legend has it that in 1789 a fresco of the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared in one of the wells of Oruro's richest silver mine. Since then, the Carnival takes place in honor of the Virgen de la Candelaria (Virgin of the Candlelight Mass) or Virgen del Socavón (Virgin of the Mine). "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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23/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - OVERVIEW OF ORURO STREET AT CARNIVAL - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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23/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - OVERVIEW OF ORURO STREET AT CARNIVAL - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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19/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - Ultimate rehearsal one week before the carnival - BANDAS musicians await the start of rehearsals. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - In the district of the costumiers, Fernando Llave who makes the costumes of the carnival from father to son for three generations polishes the last details. "I made my first costume at the age of 15." Fernando makes the costumes of the Morenada. This dance refers to the work of African slaves deported to Bolivia by Spanish settlers. "It's a caricature of the Spaniards from the time of colonization. The corporal's character has a whip. He was the one who punished the slaves during their toil ". The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - In the district of the costumiers, Fernando Llave who makes the costumes of the carnival from father to son for three generations polishes the last details. "I made my first costume at the age of 15." Fernando makes the costumes of the Morenada. This dance refers to the work of African slaves deported to Bolivia by Spanish settlers. "It's a caricature of the Spaniards from the time of colonization. The corporal's character has a whip. He was the one who punished the slaves during their toil ". The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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22/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - DETAIL OF THE COUTURE ON A COSTUME OF MORENADA - In the district of the costumiers, Fernando Llave who manufactures the costumes of the carnival from father to son since three generations polishes the last details. "I made my first costume at the age of 15." Fernando makes the costumes of the Morenada. This dance refers to the work of African slaves deported to Bolivia by Spanish settlers. "It's a caricature of the Spaniards from the time of colonization. The corporal's character has a whip. He was the one who punished the slaves during their toil ". The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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22/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - In the district of the costumiers, Fernando Llave who makes the costumes of the carnival from father to son for three generations polishes the last details. "I made my first costume at the age of 15." Fernando makes the costumes of the Morenada. This dance refers to the work of African slaves deported to Bolivia by Spanish settlers. "It's a caricature of the Spaniards from the time of colonization. The corporal's character has a whip. He was the one who punished the slaves during their toil ". The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - GENERAL POINT OF VIEW OF THE COSTUMES WORKSHOP - In the costume shop district, Fernando Llave, who has been making carnival costumes from father to son for three generations, polishes the last details. "I made my first costume at the age of 15." Fernando makes the costumes of the Morenada. This dance refers to the work of African slaves deported to Bolivia by Spanish settlers. "It's a caricature of the Spaniards from the time of colonization. The corporal's character has a whip. He was the one who punished the slaves during their toil ". The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP OF THE MORENADA MASKS. The craftsman poses in front of his masks a few days before the carnival. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP OF THE MORENADA MASKS. The craftsman poses in front of his masks a few days before the carnival. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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20/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP OF THE MORENADA MASKS. The craftsman poses in front of his masks a few days before the carnival. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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24/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP OF THE MORENADA MASKS. The craftsman poses in front of his masks a few days before the carnival. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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24/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP OF THE MORENADA MASKS. The craftsman poses in front of his masks a few days before the carnival. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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24/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP OF THE MORENADA MASKS. The craftsman poses in front of his masks a few days before the carnival. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
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24/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP OF THE MORENADA MASKS. The craftsman poses in front of his masks a few days before the carnival. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25/26/27, Carnival weekend - Spectators from around the world, including neighboring countries Argentina, Colombia and Chile - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event . Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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26/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25/26/27, Carnival weekend - Spectators from around the world, including neighboring countries Argentina, Colombia and Chile - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event . Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival weekend - A procession of musicians (a BANDA, among the 150 existing out of 10,000 musicians in total). The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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23/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival weekend - A procession of musicians (a BANDA, among the 150 existing out of 10,000 musicians in total). The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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23/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival weekend - A procession of musicians (a BANDA, among the 150 existing out of 10,000 musicians in total). The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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23/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival weekend - A procession of musicians (a BANDA, among the 150 existing out of 10,000 musicians in total). The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival Weekend - President of BOLIVIA EVO MORALES during a selfie session - Juan Evo Morales Ayma is a Bolivian trade union leader and statesman, born on October 26, 1959 in the Bolivian Altiplano in an Aymara family in Orinoca, a mining town in the Oruro department of Bolivia. Leader of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS), he won the presidential election of 18 December 2005 and took office on 22 January 2006. - The policies he implements are translated into a significant reduction in poverty, illiteracy and inequalities. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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23/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival Weekend - President of BOLIVIA EVO MORALES during a selfie session - Juan Evo Morales Ayma is a Bolivian trade union leader and statesman, born on October 26, 1959 in the Bolivian Altiplano in an Aymara family in Orinoca, a mining town in the Oruro department of Bolivia. Leader of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS), he won the presidential election of 18 December 2005 and took office on 22 January 2006. - The policies he implements are translated into a significant reduction in poverty, illiteracy and inequalities. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25/26/27, Carnival weekend - FRATERNIDAD Morenada Central Parade. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25/26/27, Carnival Weekend - Morenada's young women's group wears makeup - The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia's largest annual cultural event. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival Weekend - Portrait of GABRIELA (penultimate on the right) - Communication student, aged 27 - her presence marks the entrance to the FRATERNIDAD parade Morenada Central accompanied by seven other women. "I believe in the virgin of Socavon. She gets miracles and protects my family. It is extremely rewarding for me to dance to prove my devotion. " The costumes are reminiscent of the women of the Spanish settlers. "The settlers always put their hands on the most beautiful women," argues Gari Condori, president of the central Morenada fraternity. High heels and minis-skirts, the dancers want to be the most beautiful possible in honor to the virgin. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival Weekend - Portrait of GABRIELA - Communications student, 27 years old - her presence marks the entrance to the FRATERNIDAD Morenada Central parade with seven more women. "I believe in the virgin of Socavon. She gets miracles and protects my family. It is extremely rewarding for me to dance to prove my devotion. " The costumes are reminiscent of the women of the Spanish settlers. "The settlers always put their hands on the most beautiful women," argues Gari Condori, president of the central Morenada fraternity. High heels and minis-skirts, the dancers want to be the most beautiful possible in honor to the virgin. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25/26/27, Carnival Weekend - Portrait of GABRIELA (in the middle) - Communication student, 27 years old - her presence marks the entrance to the FRATERNIDAD Morenada Central parade accompanied by seven other women. "I believe in the virgin of Socavon. She gets miracles and protects my family. It is extremely rewarding for me to dance to prove my devotion. " The costumes are reminiscent of the women of the Spanish settlers. "The settlers always put their hands on the most beautiful women," argues Gari Condori, president of the central Morenada fraternity. High heels and minis-skirts, the dancers want to be the most beautiful possible in honor to the virgin. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25/26/27, Carnival weekend - Portrait of GABRIELA (holding the phone for the group selfie) - Communication student, she is 27 years old - her presence marks the entrance of the FRATERNIDAD Morenada Central parade accompanied by seven other women. "I believe in the virgin of Socavon. She gets miracles and protects my family. It is extremely rewarding for me to dance to prove my devotion. " The costumes are reminiscent of the women of the Spanish settlers. "The settlers always put their hands on the most beautiful women," argues Gari Condori, president of the central Morenada fraternity. High heels and minis-skirts, the dancers want to be the most beautiful possible in honor to the virgin. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival weekend - Portrait of GABRIELA (in the middle during a selfie session) - Student in communication, she is 27 years old - her presence marks the entrance of the FRATERNIDAD Morenada Central Parade accompanied by seven other women. "I believe in the virgin of Socavon. She gets miracles and protects my family. It is extremely rewarding for me to dance to prove my devotion. " The costumes are reminiscent of the women of the Spanish settlers. "The settlers always put their hands on the most beautiful women," argues Gari Condori, president of the central Morenada fraternity. High heels and minis-skirts, the dancers want to be the most beautiful possible in honor to the virgin. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25/26/27, Carnival weekend - Portrait of GABRIELA - Here in the church at the end of the parade, listening to the priest who preaches - Student in communication, she is 27 years old - its presence marks the entrance to the FRATERNIDAD Morenada Central parade accompanied by seven other women. "I believe in the virgin of Socavon. She gets miracles and protects my family. It is extremely rewarding for me to dance to prove my devotion. " The costumes are reminiscent of the women of the Spanish settlers. "The settlers always put their hands on the most beautiful women," argues Gari Condori, president of the central Morenada fraternity. High heels and minis-skirts, the dancers want to be the most beautiful possible in honor to the virgin. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival weekend - Portrait of GABRIELA in the church towards the Virgin Mary - Communication student, she is 27 years old - her presence marks the entrance of the FRATERNIDAD Morenada Central parade accompanied by seven other women. "I believe in the virgin of Socavon. She gets miracles and protects my family. It is extremely rewarding for me to dance to prove my devotion. " The costumes are reminiscent of the women of the Spanish settlers. "The settlers always put their hands on the most beautiful women," argues Gari Condori, president of the central Morenada fraternity. High heels and minis-skirts, the dancers want to be the most beautiful possible in honor to the virgin. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival Weekend - Portrait of GABRIELA, here at the end of the parade, exhausted, and ending her day on her knees, praying in front of the Virgin Mary - Communication student , she is 27 years old - her presence marks the entrance to the FRATERNIDAD Morenada Central parade accompanied by seven other women. "I believe in the virgin of Socavon. She gets miracles and protects my family. It is extremely rewarding for me to dance to prove my devotion. " The costumes are reminiscent of the women of the Spanish settlers. "The settlers always put their hands on the most beautiful women," argues Gari Condori, president of the central Morenada fraternity. High heels and minis-skirts, the dancers want to be the most beautiful possible in honor to the virgin. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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Chris Huby / Le Pictorium -
Bolivia - Oruro Carnival
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25/02/2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 2017 - Bolivia / Oruro - February 25th / 26th / 27th, Carnival Weekend - Portrait of GABRIELA, here at the end of the parade, exhausted, and ending her day on her knees, praying in front of the Virgin Mary - Communication student , she is 27 years old - her presence marks the entrance to the FRATERNIDAD Morenada Central parade accompanied by seven other women. "I believe in the virgin of Socavon. She gets miracles and protects my family. It is extremely rewarding for me to dance to prove my devotion. " The costumes are reminiscent of the women of the Spanish settlers. "The settlers always put their hands on the most beautiful women," argues Gari Condori, president of the central Morenada fraternity. High heels and minis-skirts, the dancers want to be the most beautiful possible in honor to the virgin. The carnival of Oruro is the biggest annual cultural event of Bolivia. Carnival celebrated in the city of Oruro, the capital of folklore of the country, it is part of the festival Ito in honor of the Uru people. "The Oruro Carnival" was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


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