Bolivia’s Tinku festival is a harvest ritual and a declaration of war against the colonial past.
From: Al Jazeera Close Up
Bolivia’s Fight Club | Close Up
Annual Tinku festival sees thousands of indigenous Bolivians engage in brutal street fighting to honour Mother Earth.
16 Jan 2020
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