Oruro Carnival (El Carnaval de Oruro) in Bolivia

Thursday, March 10, 2011

El Carnaval de Oruro or Oruro Carnival is a largest annual cultural event in Bolivia, South America. El Carnaval de Oruro held on 4 to 8 March. This carnival is the best carnival in South America after Brazil's carnival in Rio de Janeiro, El Carnaval de Oruro.

Since 2001, this carnival has been recognized by UNESCO as world heritage event. El Carnaval de Oruro held in the old mining town of Oruro, which is in the Altiplano, the Andes Mountains.