Tarabucos dance around the Pucara pole, a religious symbol decorated with fruits, vegetables, flowers and pastries during the festival known as Pujllay in Tarabuco, southern Bolivia, Sunday March 20, 2011. On the third Sunday of March, more than eighty surrounding communities gather to remember the Battle of Jumbate, in which the Tarabucos overcame the Spaniards in their fight for independence in 1816 by taking control of the invaders' horses
Wearing a traditional Yampara costume that includes a small poncho and platform shoes with stirrups, Bolivia's President Evo Morales, celebrates in the annual festival and dance, Pujllay in Tarabuco, southern Bolivia, Sunday March 20, 2011. On the third Sunday of March, more than eighty surrounding communities gather to remember the Battle of Jumbate, in which the Tarabucos overcame the Spaniards in their fight for independence in 1816 by taking control of the invaders' horses
Tarabucos dance around the Pucara pole, a religious symbol decorated with fruits, vegetables, flowers and pastries during the festival known as Pujllay in Tarabuco, southern Bolivia, Sunday March 20, 2011.
A Tarabuco performs wearing "ojotas," or platform shoes with spurs, in the annual festival and dance, Pujllay in Tarabuco, southern Bolivia, Sunday March 20, 2011.
Four indigenous women wear leather hats resembling Spanish conquistadors' helmets known as "monteras," during the annual festival and dance, Pujllay in Tarabuco, southern Bolivia, Sunday March 20, 2011.
Bolivia's President Evo Morales holds a pastry above his head as a symbol of good luck during
the annual festival and dance, Pujllay in Tarabuco, southern Bolivia, Sunday March 20, 2011. On the third Sunday of March, more than eighty surrounding communities gather to remember the Battle of Jumbate, in which the Tarabucos overcame the Spaniards in their fight for independence in 1816 by taking control of the invaders' horses.
Wearing a traditional Yampara costume that includes a small poncho and platform shoes with stirrups, Bolivia's President Evo Morales, celebrates in the annual festival and dance, Pujllay in Tarabuco, southern Bolivia, Sunday March 20, 2011. On the third Sunday of March, more than eighty surrounding communities gather to remember the Battle of Jumbate, in which the
Tarabucos overcame the Spaniards in their fight for independence in 1816 by taking control of the invaders' horses