

Aymara women head for the celebrations for the 50th birthday of Bolivian President Evo Morales, in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election.


An Aymara native dances the Chunchu (hunters, in their language), during celebrations for the 50th birthday of Bolivian President Evo Morales, in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election

An Aymara native plays the quena during celebrations for the 50th birthday of Bolivian President Evo Morales, in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election

Aymara natives dance the Chunchu (hunters, in their language), during celebrations for the 50th birthday of Bolivian President Evo Morales, in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election.