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Day of the Dead celebrations
La Paz hosts traditional Day of the Dead festivities, blending indigenous Andean rituals with Mexican influences, per EFE.
Bolivia's government declared a national emergency due to El Niño-induced drought affecting over 78,000 families, Bloomberg reports.
The city’s cultural calendar includes a fusion of All Saints’ Day and Day of the Dead traditions, reflecting Bolivia's diverse heritage.
Regional news highlights ongoing drought impacts in neighboring areas, with climate change exacerbating water scarcity issues.
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E9 · E7 · E12E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E9, cultures; the pressure it names: cultural celebration. Its words also reach E7 ecosystems and E12 states.
Here it is a dynamic between cultures, ecosystems and states: Day of the Dead festivities and cultural calendar (E9 cultures), with El Niño-induced drought, ongoing drought impacts, water scarcity issues and climate change (E7 ecosystems), and Bolivia's government (E12 states).
The floor of culture and meaning. In this briefing: Day of the Dead festivities, cultural calendar.
The floor of weather and living systems. In this briefing: El Niño-induced drought, ongoing drought impacts, water scarcity issues, climate change.
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Bolivia's government.