PIETRO PAOLINI
Bolivians
[World Press Photo 2012 / Daily Life, 2nd prize stories
Photos:
1. A group of Indios organizing themselves in Tihuanaku, the most sacred place in Bolivia, during the traditional ceremony for the inauguration day of President Evo Morales. In December 2005 Juan Evo Morales Ayma won the presidential election, the first time in the history of Americas an Indio was chosen to lead his country. Morales, an activist and trade unionist who has sought to bring power to native communities, symbolizes a changing consciousness in a country of diverse landscapes and population groups. (21 January 2010)
2. A view of Uyuni salt desert during the rainy season, when it is covered by a thin layer of water. Some 70 percent of the world’s lithium reserves are found beneath this wide desert. (10 February 2011)
3. In the early morning dancers prepare for the carnival parade in Potosã. (06 February 2009)
4. Inside a depository of cocoa leaves in the region of Yungas, a worker relaxes in the middle of a heap of leaves. (27 January 2010)
5. In the studios of Bolivia TV, the national channel, the evening news is announced by a woman in traditional clothing. (11 February 2010)
6. On the sacred Sun Island, a fisherman blesses his boat during ‘Challa Day’. The challa is a typical ritual performed to bring fortune into everyday life. (16 February 2010)
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