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A sign that reads in Spanish: “Welcome to Mururata, cradle of Afro-Bolivian culture” stands in Mururata, Bolivia, on Aug. 3, 2025. (Credit: Juan Karita/AP.) Listen YUNGAS, Bolivia — Cielo Torres had ...

"We will go to UNESCO to request the international protection of the cultural heritage of our dances because of their inalienable and imprescriptible quality." "There's an array of artistic forms that ...

STORY: Wearing elaborate costumes, dancers twirled through Bolivia's capital as dozens of musicians and bands performed traditional carnival dances. While much smaller than Rio's famed, flamboyant ...

Red, yellow and green lights flooded the stage of the Off Broadway Theater in the colors of the Bolivian flag on Tuesday night, and the embellishments of dancers’ costumes glittered as Sabrosura ...

A beauty pageant has set off a beastly battle between Peru and Bolivia, which both claim ownership of the Andean "Devil's Dance." The Peruvian contender for Miss Universe, Karen Schwarz, set off the ...

LIMA, PERU — A beauty pageant has set off a beastly battle between Peru and Bolivia, which both claim ownership of the Andean “Devil’s Dance.” The Peruvian contender for Miss Universe, Karen Schwarz, ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocaña — where much of the country’s Afro-descendant community lives — she had rarely ...