Det sker i Potosí, Bolivia året igennem

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

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Altiplanic winter storms (1. dec. – 15. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Carnaval Minero, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Carnaval Minero

  1. feb. – 10. mar. · normaltKarnevalTætpakket

  The miners' own carnival runs for weeks of ritual stages and ends with thousands coming out of the Cerro Rico shafts in costume, and offerings poured to the Pachamama at the mine mouths on Carnival Monday. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Altiplanic winter storms (1. dec. – 15. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Carnaval Minero, Semana Santa

• Helligdag

  Semana Santa

  15. mar. – 25. apr. · normaltPåske & den stille uge

  Holy Week in the colonial churches is among Bolivia's most traditional: the Good Friday procession from San Martin de Tours draws thousands, with brotherhoods carrying the images through the old centre. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Carnaval Minero (1. feb. – 10. mar. (normalt)), Altiplanic winter storms (1. dec. – 15. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Semana Santa

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Semana Santa (15. mar. – 25. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

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

• Sæson

  Freezing nights above 4,000 m

  1. jun. – 15. aug. · normaltEkstrem kulde

  Potosí is one of the highest cities in the world and the dry-season nights go well below zero in buildings that are almost never heated. The mine tours run regardless; the wait outside is the hard part.

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

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Freezing nights above 4,000 m (1. jun. – 15. aug. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Independence Day, Ch'utillos

• 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 ↗

• Festival

  Ch'utillos

  28.–30. aug.Religiøs højtidTætpakketBook tidligt

  Bolivia's second-largest festival: three days of village troupes and city fraternities dancing the length of Potosí for San Bartolomé, with the ride out to the Cueva del Diablo. UNESCO-listed since 2023. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Freezing nights above 4,000 m (1. jun. – 15. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Travlt — en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Tætpakket — Todos Santos, Potosi anniversary, 10 November

• Helligdag

  Todos Santos

  1.–3. nov.Religiøs højtidLukninger

  Potosi keeps All Saints over three days: home altars with t'antawawa bread figures open to visitors on 1 November, then music, food and dancing to send the souls off. Many businesses close. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Potosi anniversary, 10 November

  10. nov.National helligdagLukninger

  The department's civic holiday marks the 1810 uprising against Spanish rule with parades of schools, miners and the army around the main square. Offices and many shops close. Kilde ↗

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

• Sæson

  Altiplanic winter storms

  1. dec. – 15. mar. · normaltRisiko

  The high-country storm season of the southern summer: afternoon hail and rain most days, and the unpaved roads out to the Salar and towards Sucre wash out for a day at a time. Kilde ↗