Arriving to La Paz

Last October 20th. hundreds of people arrived to La Paz. Members of the different indigenous peoples and social organizations came from the rural area and other cities from Bolivia in order to have a big meeting in the main square of La Paz, Murillo´s square.

Tarqueada, music and dance

This dance is called Tarqueada and it is generally danced in rural areas. This group belongs to Tihuanacu town in La Paz, Bolivia. Yesterday, there was a music and dance festival in a mountain called Kimsa Chata which means "three mountains together". Kimsa in aymara language means three and chata means together. This festival joined indigenous aymaras from three countries, Bolivia, Peru and Chile. In the ancient times, aymaras were only one but with the creation of the republics we were divided into three.

FLOWERS FAIR

Last October 1st. it started a Flowers Fair in El Alto. This is an opportunity for people to sell their products but also to contribute to better the environment.