The Aymaran people constitute the ethnic majority in Bolivia. In their language, “anata“ means “celebration“.

The Pastoral Center Santa Monica in Alto Chijini, La Paz, participates every year in the celebrations honoring the Virgen de las Nieves, where one can find both Aymaran and Catholic rites mixed up in traditional dances that very often represent historical events and circumstances.

Each year, every neighborhood organizes various festivals, during which people spend lots of money, get drunk, and violence ensues almost inevitably.

DIRECTOR CAMERA EDITOR Marcus Fiebig PRODUCER Susana Reguerín Marcus Fiebig