MAYA AWARDS

THE MAYA AWARDS ARE THE MAXIMUM PUBLIC HONOR GRANTED IN BOLIVIA SINCE 1996.

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THIS AWARD WAS CREATED TO RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE, COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS THAT, WITH EFFORT AND WORK, SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF BOLIVIA.

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WINNERS ARE SELECTED BY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS (SURVEYS, POLLS, INTERVIEWS, NEWS MONITORING AND DIRECT OBSERVATION). IN ADDITION, NEAR A THOUSAND APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED ANNUALLY, WHICH ARE SENT BY THOSE WHO WISH TO RECEIVE SUCH AN IMPORTANT AWARD. THE NOMINATES IS QUALIFIED BY THE OFFICIAL SELECTION COMMITTEE, INTEGRATED BY BUSINESS, JOURNALISTIC AND CULTURAL EXPERTS. ALL THIS PROCESS IS CARRIED OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO GUARANTEE THE TRANSPARENCY AND CREDIBILITY OF THE OFFICIAL WINNERS LIST. 

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THE ANNUAL MAYA AWARDS CEREMONY IS THE LARGEST BUSINESS, MEDIATIC AND CULTURAL EVENT OF THE COUNTRY, WHICH RECEIVE PRIORITY COVERAGE FROM THE MASS MEDIA. THE LIVE TV BROADCAST AND LIVESTREAM ARE FOLLOWED BY MORE THAN TWO MILLION PEOPLE IN BOLIVIA. THE MAYA AWARDS CEREMONY IS THE BOLIVIA'S MOST-WATCHED TELEVISION SPECIAL EVERY YEAR.

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THE EVENT WAS GROWING OVER THE YEARS AND, CURRENTLY, CONSISTS OF VARIOUS SPECIAL MOMENTS: TWO PRESS CONFERENCES, THE RED CARPET WALK, THE EXHIBITION STANDS PRESENTED BY THE WINNING COMPANIES, THE WELCOMING RECEPTION, THE MAIN CEREMONY AND THE AFTER PARTY.