Elizabeth "Eli" Cristina Salguero Carrillo (born 1964, Argentina) is a politician in the Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples and the Minister of Cultures

Ministry of Cultures

The Ministry of Cultures is a Bolivian government ministry which formulates and implements policies in the fields of culture and tourism.The Ministry was formed through Chapter XX of Supreme Decree 29894, issued by President Evo Morales on 7 February 2009....

 of Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

. Salguero was elected as an alternate deputy for the 2010-2015 Plurinational Legislative Assembly

Current members of the Bolivian Plurinational Legislative Assembly

The 2010–2015 Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia is the first class of the Bolivian legislature, also known as the National Congress of Bolivia, to go by that name. The Assembly is controlled in both houses by the governing Movement for Socialism , elected with a 2/3 supermajority...

. She was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of La Paz

La Paz

Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...

 in the April 2010 regional election

Bolivian regional election, 2010

The 2010 Bolivian regional elections were held on 4 April 2010. Departmental and municipal authorities were elected by an electorate of approximately 5 million people...

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Salguero was appointed Minister of Cultures on 16 February 2011, replacing folkloric singer Zulma Yugar

Zulma Yugar

Zulma Yugar is a Bolivian politician and folk singer with international recognition and influence. She serves as the current Minister of Culture of Bolivian President Evo Morales' second term....

. Salguero has pledged to focus on three priorities at the Ministry: extending interculturalism (interchange among Bolivia's various cultures) in the arts and culture; emphasizing overcoming patriarchy

Patriarchy

Patriarchy is a social system in which the role of the male as the primary authority figure is central to social organization, and where fathers hold authority over women, children, and property. It implies the institutions of male rule and privilege, and entails female subordination...

 as part of the process of decolonization, and promoting tourism. In March 2011 she nominated three Bolivian festivals to UNESCO for World Heritage recognition as part of the cultural and intangible heritage of humanity: the Ichapekene Fiesta of San Ignacio de Moxos, the Pujllay festival in Tarabuco

Tarabuco

Tarabuco is a Bolivian town in the department of Chuquisaca, capital of the Yamparáez Province and its first section, Tarabuco Municipality. It is best known as the home of the Yampara culture. Its people host the Pujllay festival in March each year...

 (including the Ayarichi dance of the Yampara people), and the Alasita festival of La Paz

La Paz

Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...

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