Bolivian festivals – Aracari Travel https://www.aracari.com Your luxury travel specialist for Peru and South America Fri, 24 Jun 2022 22:57:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.aracari.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-favicon-1-75x75.png Bolivian festivals – Aracari Travel https://www.aracari.com 32 32 Polleras: All Dressed Up https://www.aracari.com/blog/luxury-travel-peru/polleras-all-dressed-up/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:30:43 +0000 https://www.aracari.com/?p=39964 As you travel through the Andes, a few things might catch your eye: the flash of a snow-capped mountain, a shaggy-haired alpaca or the vibrant clothes of the Andean women. The beautiful skirts you’ll see are called polleras. Their patterns, colors and designs change from village to village, and their story is a fascinating one. [...]

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]]> Color and Costumes at Oruro Carnival Bolivia https://www.aracari.com/blog/luxury-travel-peru/at-the-oruro-carnival-bolivia/ Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:01:24 +0000 https://www.aracari.com/?p=12078 One week ago the Oruro Carnival Bolivia, came to an end. The carnival, a UNESCO-listed Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, is celebrated for ten days around Ash Wednesday. People from throughout Bolivia and beyond gather in the streets of Oruro for the annual carnival, one of the most widely celebrated and [...]

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