President Arce praises Alasita party in Bolivia

La Paz, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia’s President Luis Arce praised Wednesday on social media his presence at noon at the Alasita Fair in the Plaza Murillo, kilometer zero of La Paz and political epicenter of the Plurinational State.

January 24, 2024
16:10

Arce arrived at noon along with Vice President David Choquehuanca and Minister of the Presidency Maria Nela Prada to participate in this traditional festival, declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2017 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Exhibitors welcomed the authorities, and as a gesture of appreciation and respect, the local artisans presented them with symbolic gifts and an Ekeko (Aymara god of abundance and fertility).

The Alasita Fair (which meaning in Aymara is buy me) is a tradition in the city of La Paz that dates back to ancient traditions of that native community, and is opened every January 24 at 12:00 Bolivian time.

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