Illimani, the guardián of the City of La Paz, welcomed me yesterday just after sunset Global warming, however, theatens the majestic beauty of this mountain at 6,438m (21,122ft) , as its snow withdraw. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burndiary #Bolivia #losandes #climatechange #bnw #documentary #bn #bw #byn
Carnaval is ending and so is my stay in Oruro. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burndiary #Oruro #Bolivia #documentaryphotography @
Century old festival of syncretism, -Andean Catholic practices. UNESCO’s Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. This image represents Archangel Michael triumphing in the battle between good and evil. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burndiary #carnival #Oruro #Bolivia #documentary #diablada
The energy of “La Diablada” is awe inspiring. It represents the syncretism of Spanish and Andean believes. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for@Burndiary #Oruro #Bolivia #carnival #documentary
Dancer preparing early this morning for hours and kilometers for dancing in veneration of “The “Virgen del Socavon” (“Virgen of the Mineshaft”) Oruro, Bolivia . @mariadanielbalcazar for @Burndiary #bnw #bw #bn #byn
Flamingos at dawn in Lake Oruro -seeking peace at the beginning of the great day: 60,000 dancers in 52 groups and 18 different types of dances. @mariadanielbalcazar for @burndiary from #Oruro #Bolivia #birdwatching
Brazil Print Sale It’s Carnaval right now in Brazil. In celebration of this special time and of a country where I’ve photographed with deep conviction over the last 10 years, we are offering a 5 DAYS ONLY small print, out-of-print book, and large collector print sale. (Ends midnight February 10. We extended one day because …
I think I get a bad rap as a party guy. Nobody of course gets a bad rap for no reason. Yet my modus operandi was always, since college days, to outwork by far harder than I partied. I seemed to always have a balance yet often going to the very edge. Yet this is …
Tuba players from the”Pagador” band taking a breather. In an apparent interlude today in the formal carnaval festivities, the music did not stop all over Oruro. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @Burndiary #Bolivia
One of the hundreds of admirable musicians who played with pride for hours and hours in the Anata Andino (Andean Carnival) @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burndiary #bnw #bw #bn #byn
