Special Events
Alisitas Fair, late Jan, a La Paz tradition, held in Parque Central and around Plaza Sucre Carnival, early Feb, celebrations around Plaza San Francisco get rowdy with water bombs Festival de Gran Poder, end of May, the city is filled with parades and dancers in colourful costumes lining the Prado Aymara New Year, the Bolivian winter solstice on June 21st, is celebrated with firework displays and bonfires, with the ruins of Tiahuanaco providing the focus Independence Day, Aug 6, is marked by a loud gun salute and parades through New Year’s Eve Party, Dec 31, comes accompanied by fireworks at midnight in Plaza San Francisco
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