Urkupiña

This a folkloric festival held in Quillacollo, a province on the outskirts of Cochabamba that seems to have a similar relationship to the city center as El Alto does in La Paz. The festival is held in honor of the Virgen María de Urkupiña, and people from all over the Cochabamba department come to participate in the singing and dances. These dances are performed by various indigenous youth groups that are usually affiliated with schools.

(Dancing during the day, while everyone was still on moderately good behavior…)






































(Dancing at night, when the crowd was drunk and things started to get a bit crazy.)