Miranda Shafer reports: Bolivian Immigrants Celebrate ‘Alasitas’ Festival By Making Big Dreams Small Blanca Morales pulls out bins of miniature statues of cars and houses and bags of money at her home in Corona, Queens for the upcoming Bolivian festival known as Alasitas. During Alasitas participants buy miniature representations of the things they want in the New Year with…
Month: January 2014
Bolivian middle class spends more on cars, technology and travel
Ivone Juarez reports for Pagina Siete: FOR THE GOVERNMENT, THE ENGINE OF THE ECONOMY IS DOMESTIC DEMAND The middle class spends more on cars, technology and travel A low dollar, bonus policy, the increase in per capita income and the attractions of the technology encourage the demand for goods and services in the country. The…
Bolivian cuisine on the map – kudos to GUSTU!!
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: Gustu, simply the best restaurant The digital magazine Como Sur [eat south], has chosen them, by vote, as best new restaurant, best restaurant and best chef in 2013. Yesterday, Gustu restaurant in La Paz, took a huge and pleasant surprise to learn that was chosen as the best restaurant…
Bolivian public transport 101
Juan Jose Toro writes in Los Tiempos: Quality: that is the question Still a few days away from Christmas 2013 but the Spanish language page made me a gift: taught me that the word “taxi” comes from “meter” which is the “unit which will be provided to some rental cars, which automatically dials the distance…
The perception of the people about the role of the Bolivian State
Armando Mendez writes in El Dia: The perception of the people about the role of the State The so-called “neoliberal” period in Bolivia did not change the way of thinking of the Bolivian people. Since the thirties of the last century, intensified under the denominative from the ‘national revolution’ in the 1950s, led to its…
The history of Bolivian art
Anahi Cazas writes for Pagina Siete: THE COLLECTION IS MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART Six paperback books cover the history of Bolivian art The books, put together the history of the national paintings since the 18th century to the present day. A collection of paperback books on the history of Bolivian art will…
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