Confluence of pagan and Catholic cultures in Bolivian carnival

The carnival is a religious festival dating back more than 200 years in an ongoing pagan-Catholic blend of religious practice in the region (Photo: AP)

"Caporales" dancers perform during the Carnival of Oruro, in Oruro, Bolivia (Photo: AP)

Women performing traditional dance at the festival that celebrates a confluence of cultures (Photo: AP)

Osos dancers perform the traditional "Diablada" or Dance of the Devils during the Carnival of Oruro (Photo: AP)

It is one of UNESCO's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (Photo: AP)

Dancers perform the traditional "Diablada" or Dance of the Devils during the Carnival of Oruro, in Oruro, Bolivia (Photo: AP)

Women perform a traditional "Morenada" dance during the Carnival of Oruro, in Oruro, Bolivia (Photo: AP)

Pujllay dancers perform during the Carnival of Oruro, in Oruro, Bolivia, Saturday (Photo: AP)