Bolivia

A highland country with a strong Aymara and Quechua presence, famed for its Andean festivals, weaving and panpipe music.

Spirituality & rites Music & dance Textile & dress Food & cooking Language & oral

Knowledge in this place

Carnival of Oruro

Carnival of Oruro

A devotional carnival with the Diablada dance honouring the Virgin of Socavón, inscribed by UNESCO.

Spirituality & rites

Sikuri Panpipes

Sikuri Panpipes

Andean panpipe ensembles where players share interlocking notes to build a single melody, near Lake Titicaca.

Aymara Weaving

Aymara Weaving

The weaving of awayos and ponchos on backstrap looms, with regional patterns that encode community identity.

Textile & dress

Salteña

A juicy baked pastry filled with meat or chicken, potatoes and a sweet-savoury sauce, eaten in the morning.

Aymara Language

Aymara Language

An Andean language spoken by millions around the Altiplano, one of Bolivia's official Indigenous languages.

Language & oral

Kallawaya Medicine

Kallawaya Medicine

The Andean worldview and travelling herbal healing of the Kallawaya people, inscribed by UNESCO.

Spirituality & rites