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The traditional festival of the Cross, which is celebrated every May 3, summons the inhabitants of Tacagua, Buenos Aires avenue, and Alto San Pedro of La Paz.

The best parties are held on the island of Suriqui (Lake Titicaca) and in Tarija, Vallegrande (Santa Cruz), Copacabana (La Paz), and Cochabamba.

The annual Fiesta del Gran Poder festival in La Paz is the most popular religious festival in Bolivia. It pays homage to an icon of Jesus known as Nuestro Señor del Gran Poder (Our Lord of Great Power).

La Fiesta del Gran Poder was created by the indigenous Aymara people of the Andes and celebrates the country's rich cultural heritage as a Catholic festival. The dances tell folkloric tales and represent different communities from all over Bolivia and the Andes, and the festival is a bringing together of these communities.

Alasitas is an Aymara festival Bolivia celebrates in reverence of the indigenous "god of bounty" or "abundance" called the Ekkekko. Alasitas is a month-long event to honor Ekeko, the Aymara god of abundance, beginning on the 24th of January and in Santa Cruz, takes place in September. Everything is in miniature! This festival originally took place in September throughout the country when it was springtime in Bolivia, and farmers prayed for a good crop so their harvest would be bountiful. It takes place at the Parque Urbano in La Paz and the 5th Ring between Tres Pasos al Frente and Cumavi in Santa Cruz.

The Aymara, the predominant indigenous race in La Paz, have long believed that the winter solstice marks the beginning of a new year.

The winter solstice or Willkakuti is celebrated in Tiwanaku every June 21st. This date marks the Aymara New Year or Machaj Mara. The winter solstice indicates that the earth is at its farthest point from the sun.

 A raging party overtakes the normally quiet nearby town of the same name, with live folkloric music, bonfires, and plenty of merrymaking throughout the night. Just as the sun comes up, everyone heads into the Tiwanaku ruins to greet the first rays of sunlight of the year with outstretched arms.

 The Virgen de la Candelaria Festival celebrates at the beginning of February each year; this raucous festival pays homage to Bolivia’s most sacred Catholic statues, the Virgen de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Copacabana). The celebration consists of a festive mass, colorful dancing, and the Road to Cavalry, which bestows the mercy of the virgin. This small and visually underwhelming statue is so revered, it had an entire church built to house it – a worthwhile investment considering it is believed to have saved the lives of doomed fishers and destroyed the crops of non-believers.

The Baroque Music Festival, which takes place every two years on even-numbered years, is one of the most sought-after tours in Bolivia. This Festival is one of the most extensive in Bolivia. It takes place in over 20 Jesuit Mission towns (simultaneously!) located throughout the Amazon jungle regions of Chiquitos, Guarayos, and Moxos, Bolivia.

Baroque Music Festival is bi-annual and features over 800 musicians from Europe and Latin America in 100 concerts.

Semana Santa (Holy Week) is a week of holy festivities in March. Good Friday (March 30) of Semana Santa is a national holiday - expect shops to be closed.

Semana Santa is celebrated throughout the whole continent in the catholic religion and Bolivia with processions similar to the rest of the Andes region. Travelers will find lively celebrations featuring food, music, dances, parades, and religious ceremonies.

 Tiwanaku is one of the most important precursors to the Inca Empire, located near the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. The community grew to urban proportions between the 7th and 9th centuries, becoming a significant regional power in the southern Andes.

At its peak, the city had between 15,000–30,000 inhabitants. While only a small part has been excavated, Tiahuanaco represents the greatest megalithic architectural achievement of pre-Inca South America. 

Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America. Incans and several other native peoples are thought to have originated in the region. Near the south-eastern shore of the lake lies Tiwanaku, ruins of an ancient city-state that scholars believe was a precursor of the Inca Empire.

Lake Titicaca is a popular vacation destination. The original Copacabana is a favorite resort for both tourists and locals.

The Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve of Andean Fauna is a landscape of breathtaking beauty. It is located in SW Bolivia and part of the Altiplanico area - high altitude and dry. You will enter a world with some of the most unusual landscapes filled with rare and endangered species, including large colonies of vizcachas and flamingos, as you explore the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve. 

Madidi National Park is located in the northeastern part of Bolivia along the upper Amazon river basin. Encompassing over 7,000 square miles, Madidi is known as one the most biologically diverse parks globally.

This national park is home to more than 1,200 birds and countless other mammals, reptiles, insects, and more than 20,000 types of plants. Visitors to Madidi may spot an elusive jaguar, a giant otter, or the titi monkey, a species of monkey found nowhere else in the world. 

El Castillo de La Glorieta is located 5.5km from the center of Sucre, on the road to Yotala and Potosi. La Glorieta Castle is the place to go for a fairytale experience; this pink castle offers an opportunity to relax, explore, and see the home to the country’s only prince and princess from the late 1800s.

The castle is situated beside a military academy (Liceo Militar). You must pass through the academy’s checkpoint on the way to the castle (which lies 100m or so past the checkpoint.

Located in the heart of La Paz, where the government palace is located, is the Plaza Murillo. In 1900, the plaza was officially named Plaza Murillo after General Murillo, one of the heroes of the Bolivian independence movement. The plaza is filled with many monuments and is surrounded by historical buildings, including the Metropolitan Cathedral.

During colonial times, Plaza Murillo was on the Spanish side of the Prado, and it became the center of the action because it was the primary water source in town.

Known as the birthplace of the sun and the Inca bloodline, Bolivia’s Isla del Sol – meaning “Island of the Sun” in Spanish – is deemed one of the most sacred islands in South America.

The Isla Del Sol (Sun Island) is located on Lake Titicaca and is one of the best places to take a boat trip to explore more than 80 ancient Inca ruins. While exploring the ruins scattered throughout the island, you will encounter Aymara villagers busy farming terraces and tending to the sacred sites. 

Sol de la Mañana, Spanish for Morning Sun, is a geothermal field lined with geysers and bubbling mud pots. It is located in Sur Lípez Province in the Potosi Department of south-western Bolivia. It extends over 10 km2, between 4800m and 5000m in altitude.

The landscape of Sol de la Mañana contrasts with the neighboring salt flats offering an impressive experience, especially when the geysers erupt, reaching heights up to 15 meters.