List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Bolivia

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) defines intangible cultural heritage elements as non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts. The term intangible cultural heritage is formally established by the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which was drafted in 2003 and took effect in 2006. The inscription of new heritage elements on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists for protection and safeguarding is determined by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, an organization established by the convention. Bolivia ratified the convention on 28 February 2006. It served on the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee from 2006 to 2008.

National lists are required by the convention for the further nomination of elements to the UNESCO lists.

Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity consists of three lists: the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, and the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices. Bolivia has elements inscribed on the Representative List and Register of Good Safeguarding.

Representative List This list aims to represent the intangible cultural heritage of Bolivia worldwide and bring awareness to its significance.

+ Name Media Year Description Andean cosmovision of the Kallawaya 2008 02299 Carnival of Oruro 2008 00003 Ichapekene Piesta, the biggest festival of San Ignacio de Moxos 2012 00627 Pujllay and , music and dances of the Yampara culture 2014 00630 Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita 2017 01182 The festival of the Santísima Trinidad del in the city of La Paz 2019 01389 Grand Festival of Tarija 2021 01477 , the Festival of San Bartolomé and , the meeting of cultures in Potosí 2023 01958 Festivity of the Virgen of Guadalupe - Patroness of Sucre 2025 02306

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices This list accredits programs and projects that safeguard intangible cultural heritage and express the principles of the convention. + Name Media Year Description Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru 2009 00299

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Bolivia

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