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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

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

Portrait of a young dancer of today’s Anata (native andean carnival) @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burnmagazine

A Pujllay dancer at the entrance of an old mine. Oruro is the hub of mining in the Andes since colonial times. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burndiary #bw #bn #documentaryphotography #bnw

Mariel and Alexander at the church of Virgen del Socavon. My journey in Oruro is beginning here where thousands of dancers will end theirs. UNESCO declared Oruro Carnival a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burndiary from Oruro, Bolivia #bnw #bw #bn #bnw_captures