The fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria is celebrated annually in Copacabana. The Virgen, carved by Inca Tito Yupanqui in 1592, is also known as the Dark Virgin of the Lake, and the Patroness Of Bolivia. She is revered for a series of miracles, and has another festival on August 5. Normally, Copacabana is a quiet, rural village with fishing and agriculture the mainstays. However, the week before and the day of the fiesta, the village changes.

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