Thousands Make Wishes in 'Alasitas' Festival in Bolivia

  • 8 years ago
Bolivia's festival of miniatures, known as ''alasitas,'' has started in La Paz. The festival has grown in popularity over the past decade attracting tens of thousand of locals and tourists. Originally an Andean tradition, people buy items they want for the year ahead in miniature form in the hope that the God of abundance will grant their wishes. Our Bolivia correspondent Dimitri O'Donnell reports from La Paz.

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