Det sker i Copacabana, Bolivia året igennem

Stille — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Tætpakket — Virgen de Copacabana in February, Carnaval

• Festival

  Virgen de Copacabana in February

  1.–8. feb.Religiøs højtidTætpakketBook tidligt

  The Candelaria days around 2 February bring dance groups from both sides of the lake, brass bands circling the basilica and three nights when every bed in a small town is taken. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Carnaval

  14.–17. feb.KarnevalTætpakketLukninger

  Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday are national holidays, and the whole weekend is given over to parades, music and water fights with balloons and foam, so expect to get soaked. Offices close, buses fill and some tours and services run reduced. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Holy Week pilgrimage, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Holy Week pilgrimage

  20. mar. – 20. apr. · normaltPåske & den stille ugeTætpakket

  Pilgrims walk the last stretch of the road from La Paz through Good Friday night and arrive before dawn; the candle climb up Cerro Calvario above the town is the local version of it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Carnaval (14.–17. feb.)

Travlt — Holy Week pilgrimage

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Holy Week pilgrimage (20. mar. – 20. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Fiesta de la Cruz

• Sæson

  Dry season on the lake

  1. maj – 31. okt. · normalt

  The clear half of the year for the walk across Isla del Sol and the boat crossings, which are calmer than in the wet months. Nights are hard frost at this altitude, and many cheap rooms have no heating. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Fiesta de la Cruz

  2.–4. majReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  The Finding of the Cross on 3 May is kept with mass, brass bands and dance groups; it also marks the start of the harvest, and the lake villages combine the Christian feast with offerings to the earth. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Andean New Year, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Andean New Year

  20.–21. jun.National helligdag

  The winter solstice is a national holiday in Bolivia. Copacabana keeps an all-night vigil in the main plaza, then climbs the hill above town to greet the sunrise at the Inti Kala stones. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Dry season on the lake (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Dry season on the lake (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Virgen de Copacabana in August, Independence Day

• Festival

  Virgen de Copacabana in August

  1.–8. aug.Religiøs højtidTætpakketBook tidligt

  The Virgin was declared patroness of Bolivia in August and tens of thousands walk in for the first week of the month, which runs straight into the national holiday on the sixth. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  5.–7. aug.National helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  6 August is Bolivia's national day: schoolchildren, civic groups and the military parade around the main square, flags hang from every building, and banks, offices and many shops close. Streets in the centre are closed for the parades. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Dry season on the lake (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Dry season on the lake (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Dry season on the lake (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i december.