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The Oruro Diablada is one of the typical dances of Bolivia which is mainly represented in the Carnaval de Oruro in honor of the Virgin of Socavon. Unlike other similar expressions of the Andes, it is considered to retain most of the artistic expression coming from pre-Columbian America. The dance itself boasts a wealth to the point considered as a "lifestyle." In Bolivia it is considered as a patriotic symbol.

The dance

Oruro Diablada dances belong to "masked" most popular of the Bolivian highlands. It is interpreted as the start of the carnival or in processions in honor of a saint "fraternities", groups that incorporate, in some cases, several hundred participants. Moreover, this dance is understood as "the victory of good over evil." All the creation myths of Oruro diablada reference samples and there are paintings that allude to the dance from the time of pre-Columbian America. There are two important types of myths: one related to the town of Urus, one of the oldest ethnic groups in South America. Their descendants, about 1500 and known as Uru-Chipaya, live near Lake Poopo in Oruro, in the Puno region, where they also have a few individuals belonging to that people. According to oral tradition, these people were saved by the appearance of the "divine nusta" Inti Wara who freed them from the plagues sent by the wrath of the fearsome god Huari (Wari). The other myth creators reveal the relationship between Chiru-Chiru / Nina Nina, a sort of "Robin Hood Andean", and the Virgin of Candelaria or Our Lady of the Tunnel whose image appeared "miraculously" in a silver mine in the late eighteenth century. Another benchmark are the riches hidden inside the mines and the related exploitation by the miners.

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