Saturday, August 11, 2007

Bolivia's Cochamba Department Declares August 16 Public Holiday

Sources: Los Tiempos and Bolivia public holidays. Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa, through resolution 304/2007, declared Thursday, august 16, 2007, as a public holiday for all government employees of the Department of Cochabamba (in central Bolivia) on the occasion of the celebration of the Calvario de la festividad de la Virgen de UrkupiƱa. Private sector employers are encouraged to also observe the public holiday.