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YouTube Video of Semana Santa in your Country

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YouTube Video of Semana Santa in your Country

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Picture of Typical Food for Semana Santa in your country (with it's name for the title)

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Picture of Typical Food for Semana Santa in your country (with it's name for the title)

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5 sticky notes with one sentence each, describing something people do to celebrate Semana Santa in your country.

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5 sticky notes with one sentence each, describing something people do to celebrate Semana Santa in your country.

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5 Important Spanish Words for Semana Santa (with English Translation)

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5 Important Spanish Words for Semana Santa (with English Translation)

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Alyssa

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HOLY WEEK HONDURAS 2017 // Las Alfombras De Semana Santa

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Empanadillas are the Puerto Rican version of empanadas, a stuffed pastry popular in Spain, Portugal, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Philippines. They are 

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Semana santa, the Spanish Easter - Learn Spanish Culture

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Comida Tipica

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Bolivia is quite often talked about for being the cheapest place to travel in South America. Whilst this is true Bolivia offers so much more. As far as history and culture it rivals any of it's South American neighbours and in regard to natural beauty it arguably surpasses them. Geographically and biologically it is as diverse as you could dream. Travel through snow-capped peaks all the way to the Amazon jungle, passing all the ecosystems in between. Admire volcanic peaks, crystalline lakes, thermal springs, or the vast unforgiving expanse that forms the Andean Altiplano. Home to the largest Salt Flats in the world....the largest lake in South America in Lake Titicaca...the largest indigenous population by percentage....need we say anymore. Combined with cheap prices... What more could you want?

Quick Tip: If traveling to or from Lima Airport, it is strongly recommended to use the luxury Airport Express Lima bus to get to or from your hotel. Safer and cheaper than a taxi with no baggage limit as well as free Wi-Fi and USB chargers onboard, it is ideal for travelers.

Not know that Bolivia was the final resting place of the infamous Argentine Ernest 'Che' Guevara? No-one tell you that according to Inca legend the very first Incas, Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo arose from the island of the Sun, Isla del Sol, close to Copacabana to go on and found the Inca Empire? Didn't hear that the Salt Flats has been identified as the largest single deposit of Lithium in the world? Just scratch the surface and you'll soon see that Bolivia holds many hidden secrets!!

Here at Bolivia Hop, we have designed a detailed guide to Bolivia based on our own experience. We have backpacked here since 2009, and have lived here for over 1 year so feel we know what is truly special about this country. Many of the things we recommend to eat/to see we actually never did as travelers, because we simply didn´t know about these things until we lived here and got to know locals and their favourite hangouts.

With our local guides on board, our detailed guide to Bolivia, our city by city guides and our essential tips and advice, you can be sure that not only will you have an amazing trip here in South America, but you will always be able to say you saw and got to know the real Bolivia.

Written by an experienced backpacker, this guide to Bolivia attempts to really capture what this incredible country has to offer to all of you potential fellow explorers! Economically Bolivia may be the poorest country within South America but it is arguably the richest in terms of culture, history, and geographic and biological diversity. To this day the vast majority of its population stick by their indigenous roots, providing us an incredible insight into the ancient ways of the remarkable Andean people.

To assist you in the planning of your trip and to give you an idea of what you can expect in each city that Bolivia Hop visits and more, we have designed a city by city guide that will help give you a flavour as to what to expect. Each guide also includes specific tips and advice for that city as well as a list of Must Do activities in each place.

We have compiled a list of fun facts about Bolivia that you can use to impress your new Bolivian friends or that may be useful down at your local pub quiz.

Our excellent tips and advice guide for backpacking or travelling in Bolivia.

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Bolivia is quite often talked about for being the cheapest place to travel in South America. Whilst this is true Bolivia offers so much more. As far as history and culture it rivals any of it's South American neighbours and in regard to natural beauty it arguably surpasses them.

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People fast in Puerto Rico, even though it is not required.

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People fast in Puerto Rico, even though it is not required.

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Vía Crucis en San José Costa Rica - Viernes Santo / Downtown San Jose

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El pan dulce casero se hace en Costa Rica para la Semana Santa. Pero es una receta que siempre está presente a lo largo del año, pues siempre es bien recibido para los tiempos de café y varias celebra

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Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is the week leading up to, but not including, Easter Sunday. The Christian holiday is observed throughout Latin America with Sucre being no exception, though celebrations in Bolivia's capital are more peaceful and subdued than elsewhere.

Semana Santa begins on Palm Sunday (Domingo de Ramos), commemorating the last days of Jesus before he was crucified. The day is marked in Sucre by several processions. First is a procession of palm-leaf bearing believers, starting from the Cathedral and circling the Plaza before returning to the Cathedral for a sermon. The second, is a similarly palm-laden procession starting at San Sebastian and ending at the San Francisco Basilica, again followed by a sermon.

The height of celebrations takes place of Holy Thursday when the churches throughout the city open their doors to a stream of devotees who come to light candles, pray and sing hymns. This also provides tourists with the opportunity to explore the city's many churches without the usual entrance fees. In the Cathedral, the city's priests gather for mass to renew their own vows and to perform the ritualistic washing of the feet of hundreds of believers. The Mass of the Lord's Supper is held later in the afternoon.

One of the most important traditions of the week is the accent of Churuquella Hill. Starting at dusk and culminating at midnight, a stream of worshipers make their up the hill towards the statue of Christ the Redeemer at the summit. Along the route, the procession stops to worship at points located along the path representing each of 12 Stations the Cross. At the summit, families gather in tents and around fires. Altars are set up and candles lit to honor the statue of Christ. At 5.30am a priest performs a blessing of everyone still present.

The less pious often spend the evening of Holy Thursday in Sucre's bars, getting their fill in advance of the ban on alcohol sales which comes into effect at midnight.

On Good Friday, a national holiday, no one works. Buses and taxis still run, however shops and businesses close for the day. Holy communion is observed around 3pm, followed by the procession of the Holy Sepulchre which, starting at 5pm, makes its way from the Temple of San Lázaro to Plaza 25 de Mayo and back. Good Friday also sees an abstinence from meat, though not from all food as it is customary to enjoy a feast consisting of as many as 12 courses. The 12 courses, believed to represent each of the 12 apostles showcase Sucre and Bolivia's culinary tradition, and customarily consist of:

1. Papas rellenas (stuffed potatoes)

2. Humintas

3. Arroz con leche (rice pudding)

4. Ají de arvejas (chili peas)

5. Locro

6. Sopa tapada

7. Las achojchas rellenas (stuffed achojchas)

8. Bacalao con leche (cod with milk)

9. Ají de lisas (chili potatoes)

10. Las gollorillas con miel (doughnut-like bites served with honey)

11. Ají de huevo (chili eggs)

12. Chupe de camarones (shrimp chowder)

Easter Saturday is a quiet time of prayer, as the resurrection of Jesus is awaited, with a somber Easter Vigil held at 9.30pm in the evening. Many parishioners buy wax candles to burn during the mass, some inserting five grains of wheat in to the wax to symbolise the five wounds Jesus received as he died on the cross.

The arrival of Easter Sunday marks the end of Semana Santa and is celebrated with a mass at dawn. It also marks the end of the alcohol ban and the abstinence from meat and sees more feasting, with these two items as a prominent feature.

Semana Santa in 2015 runs from Sunday 29th March to Saturday 4th April.

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Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is the week leading up to, but not including, Easter Sunday. The Christian holiday is observed throughout Latin America with Sucre being no exception, though celebrations in Bolivia's capital are more peaceful and subdued than elsewhere.