In Bolivia, Carnaval de Oruro (Carnival of Oruro) is a major religious and cultural festival that is celebrated every year. Festivities last 10 days and features embroidery and textiles, painted masks ...

Firemen review the site where a liquefied gas bottle exploded, in Oruro, Bolivia, Saturday, Feb.10, 2018. Four children and two adults died while another 13 people were injured after a street vendor's ...

This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak, the Bolivian government and local authorities announced the suspension of the this festival, one of Unesco’s Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible ...

Bolivia Oruro Carnival got under way Saturday with stunning costumes and parades, though the mood was dampened by the loss of 17 people killed in flooding and 8,200 families left homeless by heavy ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia – Bolivian authorities say four people were killed and more than 60 injured when an overloaded metal footbridge collapsed onto a group of musicians marching in the opening parade of ...

A street vendor's gas canister is thought to have exploded in a street just metres from where thousands were taking part in the festivities AT LEAST six people have been killed and almost 30 injured ...

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At least eight people in Bolivia have died when a gas canister used by a street vendor exploded during the city of Oruro's famous carnival celebrations. More than 40 others were injured, the ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A street vendor’s gas canister exploded Saturday near the route of one of Bolivia’s most popular Carnival parades, killing six people and injuring at least 28, police said. The ...

People in the Bolivian city of Oruro are gearing up for carnival. This year's celebrations start on 30 January, but the main days will be on 5, 6 and 7 of February when thousands of people will ...