An artist works on a sand sculpture depicting Jesus Christ on a cross as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Los Arenales de Cochiraya, on the outskirts of Oruro, Bolivia.

Video. Sand artists recreate the Passion of Christ in the Bolivian Andes

The sand sculpture festival, now in its 24th edition, was held in the sands of Cochiraya, some 190 kilometres south of the capital La Paz.

The sand sculpture festival, now in its 24th edition, was held in the sands of Cochiraya, some 190 kilometres south of the capital La Paz.

Twenty-four teams of artists began to work with the first light of Friday on works doomed to be erased by the wind of the altiplano.