STORY: Bolivians and their pets took part on Saturday (December 13) in the capital's Christmas parade, one of the country's traditional holiday-season events, according to the city council.

Donning Christmas outfits, residents and their pets walked the streets to celebrate the festive season. Many wore matching outfits, underscoring their love for pets as family members.

Some 180 institutions, including nearly 40 organized dog clubs, and more than 140 floats, including the Three Wise Men, rolled past cheering crowds at the family event, where the sale of alcohol was banned, the city council said.

This year, local officials hoped to surpass last year's 100,000 attendees.

The city council also set up a vaccination point for those needing to have their pets vaccinated, as authorities required this for participation in the parade.

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SHOWS: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (DECEMBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)

1. MAN DRESSED AS SANTA CLAUS WITH HIS DOG ALSO DONNING CHRISTMAS OUTFIT

2. GROUP OF POODLE OWNERS DRESSED AS SANTA CLAUS

3. INDIGENOUS WOMAN WITH HER DOG DRESSED AS SANTA

4. OWNER AND DOG WEARING SAME CHRISTMAS HAT

5. VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS HOLDING NATIVITY SCENE WITH DOG IN COSTUME INSIDE

6. VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS WITH THEIR PETS PARADING

7. ALBINO DOG DRESSED AS NUTCRACKER

8. PARTICIPANT ELVIRA ELI WALKING WITH HER DOG DRESSED AS ELF

9. (SOUNDBITE) (SPANISH) PARTICIPANT, ELVIRA ELI, SAYING:

"The dog for us is another member of the family. Our dogs are the joy of my home, and having them take part in this parade is so they can also experience what the Christmas spirit is like.”

10. PARTICIPANTS WITH DOGS PARADING

11. VARIOUS OF DOGS OF DIFFERENT BREEDS DONNING CHRISTMAS OUTFITS PARADING

12. DOG IN VAN

13. DOG DONNING SHEEP OUTFIT

14. THREE KINGS PARADING

15. VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS WITH THEIR DOGS PARADING

16. (SOUNDBITE) (SPANISH) PARTICIPANT, TANIA POMA, SAYING:

"We feel happy for our ‘wawas’ (children). They're no longer just animals or our pets; they are part of the family, and that's why we see them that way."

17. FLOAT WITH DOGS

18. BOX WRAPPED IN GIFT PAPER CONTAINING PUG

19. VARIOUS OF DOGS ON CHRISTMAS DECORATED TROLLEYS