Daily Life, 2nd prize
Bolivia is home to some 36 indigenous groups. The country's president, Evo Morales, the first indigenous Bolivian to hold that office, is leader of the Movement towards Socialism party, whose long-held goal has been the integration of indigenous communities into national life.
President Evo Morales raises the flag during a ceremony in Oruro, western Bolivia.
A women's battalion waits to join a military parade, to celebrate the founding of El Alto, Bolivia's fastest-growing city.
A worker rests on a mound of coca leaves in central Bolivia, the president's power base. President Morales stresses that the plant is intrinsic to local culture, not just the raw material for cocaine.
A woman in traditional dress presents a national television news program.
People swim in a lagoon near Trinidad, on the edge of the Amazon Basin.
People prepare for a Carnival parade.
A member of a Mennonite community in Quattro Canadas, Santa Cruz. Some 57 Mennonite colonies exist in Bolivia.
Workers look out into the street after a strong downpour.
A fisherman decorates his boat for a blessing ceremony, on the sacred Sun Island, in Lake Titikaka.
La Paz, Bolivia's administrative capital, is home to the country's major businesses and government ministries.
Salar de Ulyuni is the world's largest salt flat, extending over 10,582 square kilometers, and containing 50 to 70 percent of the world's lithium.
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2012 Photo Contest, Daily Life, Stories, 2nd prize
Pietro Paolini was born in Florence, Italy in 1981. He graduated from the Fondazione Studio Marangoni in Florence in 2005. In 2004, he started to puruse his interest in the South...
Tiwanaku, Bolivia
People gather at the sacred ruins of the ancient city state Tiwanaku, beside Lake Titicaca, for a traditional ceremony on President Morales' inauguration day. Bolivia is home to some 36 indigenous groups, who, although a majority in the population, have suffered marginalization and discrimination since colonial times. The country's president, Evo Morales, the first indigenous Bolivian to hold that office, is leader of the Movement towards Socialism party, whose long-held goal has been the integration of indigenous communities into national life. President Morales enjoys considerable popularity. In 2009, he was elected for a second term in office with 64 percent of the vote.
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