Entrada Folklorica Universirtaria Photo 3

Entrada Folklorica Universirtaria

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August 21st 2010
On the last Saturday of July, university students from La Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) in La Paz perform folk dances in the streets of La Paz to celebrate their cultural heritage. The parade is full of music and costumed dancers honoring cultural and ethnic backgrounds, they try to showcase some of the not so common indigenous dances but also do include the popular ones such as the dia ... read more

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more