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Carnaval in Oruro is probably the most organized event in all of Bolivia.
Carnaval justin_bolivia 2005
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Oruro is higher than La Paz (slightly lower than Potosi) and smack dab in the middle of the true altiplano.
Oruro « Wanderings 2008
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But a distinct lack of tourists in Oruro make it feel that much more authentic, that much more gritty, that much more raw …
Oruro « Wanderings 2008
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A subsidiary of the Swiss-based commodities producer and marketer owns Sinchi Wayra, the operator of five mines in the Oruro and Potosi regions of Bolivia.
Glencore in Talks With Bolivia on Mining Venture Andrea Hotter 2011
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"The new constitution empowers us as owners of the property to enter into deals with whomever we choose," says Carlos Castro , secretary general of the Cooperative Mining Federation of Oruro, which controls La Joya.
Texan Sees Gold in Bolivia Martin Arostegui 2011
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LA PAZ, Bolivia mdash; Bolivian President Evo Morales has abruptly abandoned the southern highlands city of Oruro after protesters angered by rising prices booed him...
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The 10-year-old clambered into a tight-fitting metal container beneath a transport truck thinking it would take him from Oruro in Bolivia's Andean highlands to the city of Cochabamba, where his mother was jailed for three and a half years for transporting chemicals to make cocaine.
Bolivian boy who tried to find his mother ends up in Chile 2011
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LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian President Evo Morales has abruptly abandoned the southern highlands city of Oruro after protesters angered by rising prices booed him and set off dynamite.
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Though not on the scale of Oruro, these are still massive celebrations that shut down city centers and draw tens of thousands of spectators; Cochabamba's proceso de procesos, their version of the parade, is the city's largest party of the year.
Nathaniel Loewentheil: Deviled Dancers, Drunken Pilgrimages and the Magic of Bolivia's Carnaval 2010
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Oruro is a cold and rather somber location, with fading paint, decayed buildings and a noticed lack of street repair.
Nathaniel Loewentheil: Deviled Dancers, Drunken Pilgrimages and the Magic of Bolivia's Carnaval 2010
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