Bolivia's largest Indigenous Andean religious festival has long inspired joyous revelry. But this year, there is no escape from economic and political crises.

This nation’s largest Indigenous Andean religious festival has long inspired joyous revelry and offered a chance for ...

Bolivia’s Oruro Carnival features a ten-day festival of masks, textiles, and embroidery. The main event, the entrada, features 28,000 dancers and 10,000 musicians in a 20-hour-long procession. Rich in ...

The Bolivian mining city of Potosí is the only place in the world where members of the public can legally buy dynamite. “For the miners, the most essential thing is dynamite,” says Jhonny ...

Presidente de Bolivia recomienda vacunar a los niños contra el sarampión tras un brote; ... Revellers wearing traditional carnival masks take part in Shrovetide celebrations, in Rumsiskes village, ...

Countries across the world cut loose for Carnival this month. The biggest blowouts include Rio de Janeiro’s (28 February-5 March) samba parades, masquerade balls in Venice (14 February-4 March ...

Carnival in Venice 2023 at the Grand Canal, Canale Grande close to Rialto Bridge. Spectacle celebration with a lot of colorful rowing boats in the old Italian city. Venetian masks and costumed people ...

The celebration of Carnival in Latin America is very diverse. In the Andean region, there are several popular expressions, some of which are internationally recognized, including the celebration in ...

It is from Venice that we get the carnival masks — originally made of porcelain or leather, and often associated with stock characters of the Italian "Commedia dell'arte": Columbina, Pantalone ...

Before there was tourism, there was pilgrimage. One writer’s 40,000-mile journey through Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq reveals the ritual’s enduring transformational power.

The Devil’s Carnival celebrates the battle between good and evil – and good always prevails. It is a perfect juncture to rub shoulders with locals and admire the visually striking masks and ...