La Paz celebrates its 488th anniversary

Today begins the celebration of the 488th anniversary of the founding of the city of La Paz, and as every year, everything is ready for the Fiestas Fundación de La Paz.

To kick off the festivities, the traditional group “Son de mi tierra” will perform at 6:00 p.m., the Sedena Symphony Orchestra at 8:30 p.m., and the tenor Enrique Astorga will perform at 7:30 p.m., along with the traditional reenactment of the landing of Hernán Cortés at 7:00 p.m. and the coronation of Queen Calafia at 8:00 p.m.

While the main course for the following days of festivities will be in charge of Eugenia León on Thursday, May 4, Reyli Barba on Friday, May 5, La Granja de Zenón on Saturday, May 6, and Sidhartha on Sunday, May 7.

The festivities will not only include the presentation of the artists, on Friday there will be a great gastronomic event “La Pazión por el Savor”, where over 80 restaurants will participate, offering a variety of more than 400 snacks, while on Saturday there will be a half marathon along the coast of La Paz.

Something important to note is that, unlike the carnival, in the Fiestas de Fundación there will be no VIP area in the presentation of the various artists, on the other hand, about 100 stalls offering various foods and beverages are considered, but there will be no sale of alcoholic beverages.