Oruro Carnival folkloric entrance parade route

Oruro Carnival folkloric entrance parade route.

The majestic entrance of the Carnival of Oruro 2020 begins in the streets Potosí and Aroma going down until August 6, through this avenue you will walk 10 blocks until you reach Bolívar street, you climb 6 blocks until you reach the Main Square and then go up to the Sanjinés Vincentti Civic Avenue and finally reach the Sanctuary of the Virgen del Socavón.

Description of the route of the Oruro 2020 Carnival Entrance

Start of the Oruro 2020 Carnival entrance

The preparations begin from very early hours, the fraternities and groups are directed to the starting point of the Entrance which are the streets Aroma and Potosí.

Aroma and Potosí

In the streets Aroma and Potosí the dancers concentrate to start the tour. Before reaching Potosí, the details are finalized, the band takes their place, the dancers take positions and then cross the door and start the dance. It goes down from east to west three blocks past the payer, Velasco Galvarro until reaching August 6.

August 6 and Aroma

After going down the Aroma street, the fraternities and groups arrive at one of the most important avenues of the Oruro Carnival route, we talk about August 6 also known as Folcklore Avenue, from this point the tour takes place from north to south passing ten blocks until you reach Bolivar street. This stretch of ten blocks by August 6 is the widest and where the sets and fraternities perform their best steps.

Ascent to Plaza 10 de Febrero

Bolívar and August 6

After traveling 10 blocks you arrive at Bolívar Street, from this point you go up and the route takes place from west to east, passing through 6 blocks until you reach La Plata Street, where the Main Square of February 10 is located. Bolivar Street is one of the busiest in the city of Oruro is a bit narrower, but this does not prevent the dancers from overflowing all their joy.

In the Main Square February 10

La Plata and Bolívar

After climbing Bolivar Street through the Campero market, you reach the Plaza Principal February 10, the fraternities and ensembles fold down La Plata Street advancing one block, until you reach Adolfo Mier. The national and international television transmission points are located in the Main Square.

Adolfo Mier and Bolívar

Continuing in the Main Square February 10, the dancers turn down Adolfo Mier Street until they reach President Montes where the governorate is located.

President Montes and Adolfo Mier

We arrive at one of the important corners of the main square, the dancers fold by President Montes to pass through the frontis of the governorate until we reach Bolívar Street. In this block are located many media that are transmitting the input.

Bolívar and President Montes

We arrive at the point where fraternities and groups begin to leave the main square to go up the Bolivar, travel three blocks until you reach Tetot Street.

Ascent to Civic Avenue

Petot and Bolívar

After climbing the Bolivar, the dancers turn down Petot Street to travel a block until they reach Adolfo Mier Street. In these streets, the ensembles and fraternities generally take a break and rest before entering Civic Avenue

Adolfo Mier and Petot

We arrive at the point where fraternities and groups begin to glimpse and prepare to pass through the most important point that is the esplanade of the Civic Avenue.

The Demonstration on Civic Avenue

Sanjines Vincentti and Adolfo Mier Civic Avenue

After a long tour of the streets of Oruro, the fraternities and groups arrive at the most important place Civic Avenue where they must perform the demonstration, the emotions are felt, the dancers arrived at the place where they show all the best they prepared for the Carnival entrance from Oruro. A large number of media are installed on this Avenue to cover and record the best shots. Photographers also do their homework.

The arrival at the Temple of the Virgen del Socavón.

After conducting the demonstration on Civic Avenue, all dancers arrive at the Temple of the Virgen del Socavón to show all their devotion, ending with this the route of the Oruro Carnival Entrance.

History of the routes of the Carnival of Oruro

In the beginning, many years ago, there was no definite place for the starting point and route of the Carnival of Oruro , but yes the place of completion was the Sanctuary of the Virgen del Socavón, this has not changed, because the essence of this lavish entrance is devotion to the Virgin.

At first the fraternities and groups started from the places where they developed their activities going on