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The Diablada, dance primeval, typical and main of Carnival of Oruro a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity since 2001 in Bolivia (Image: Fraternidad Artística y Cultural "La Diablada". Llamerada Dancers in the Carnival. The Carnival of Oruro is a religious and cultural festival in Oruro, Bolivia. Originally an indigenous ...
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Depiction of a Collasuyu party in the 17th century book Primer Nueva Corónica y Buen Gobierno of Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala.. Bolivian historians claim that the Diablada originated in that country, and that Oruro should be named as its place of origin under the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity policy promoted by UNESCO; Bolivia has also claimed that performances ...
Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru [1] is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), [2] about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately 3,709 meters (12,169 ft) above sea level. It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by population, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra, El Alto, La Paz, and Cochabamba.
Pages in category "Carnivals in Bolivia" ... Carnaval de Oruro; Carnavalito; D. Diablada This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 04:41 ...
The Incas admired the Tobas dance and they were taken from their Amazonian homeland by the Emperor Tupac Yupanqui. The dance and music of the Tobas have been reinterpreted by subsequent people of Bolivia. Today, Tobas is a prominent part of the annual carnivals (like the Carnaval de Oruro or the Bolivian Festiva [a] in Virginia).
Tinku dancers dancing and performing the dance at the Oruro carnival, in Bolivia. Tinku, a Bolivian Quechua tradition from Norte Potosí, began as a form of ritualistic combat. In the Quechua language, it means "meeting-encounter". [1] During this ritual, men and women from different communities will meet and begin the festivities by dancing.
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America.The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, warm valleys, high-altitude Andean plateaus, and snow-capped peaks, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities.