The carnival is a religious festival dating back more than 200 years in an ongoing pagan-Catholic blend of religious practice in the region (Photo: AP)
\"Caporales\" dancers perform during the Carnival of Oruro, in Oruro, Bolivia (Photo: AP)
Women performing traditional dance at the festival that celebrates a confluence of cultures (Photo: AP)
Pujllay dancers perform during the Carnival of Oruro, in Oruro, Bolivia, Saturday (Photo: AP)
Women perform a traditional \"Morenada\" dance during the Carnival of Oruro, in Oruro, Bolivia (Photo: AP)
It is one of UNESCO's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (Photo: AP)
Osos dancers perform the traditional \"Diablada\" or Dance of the Devils during the Carnival of Oruro (Photo: AP)
Dancers perform the traditional \"Diablada\" or Dance of the Devils during the Carnival of Oruro, in Oruro, Bolivia (Photo: AP)