Bolivian artists gather on Good Friday at the Cochiraya sandbanks near Oruro, about 200 kilometers south of La Paz, to create sand sculptures depicting the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as well as other biblical figures such as Adam and Eve.
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00:00Yeah, I'll get you.
00:30It's the last time I've done my journey with San Pedro.
00:37Tomás, how's it going?
00:40Come on, a little bit.
00:42The first day of the death and crucifixion of our Lord,
00:46who gave his life to us.
00:48We are sinners, right?
00:50So we have to, at least, give us a gift to our Lord, right?
00:54It's a very beautiful experience, and it's unique,
00:56because we don't always work in the sand.
00:58It's a unique experience, right?
01:00And in terms of the material that we use,
01:02which is the sand, the water, the water and the carpicola,
01:04it's great and at the same time,
01:06it's desperate because the Lord is falling apart,
01:08because the sand is very dry and the lack of humidity.