Fox News World Report: Pope decorates Bolivian for translating church texts into Aymara LA PAZ – Pope Francis decorated Bolivian Vicente Quispe Chura for having headed a team comprised of Bolivians and Peruvians who translated several liturgical texts from Spanish into Aymara, the Bolivian Catholic Church reported Thursday. The head of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference…
Month: April 2017
The true legacy of the coca grower who functions as Bolivian president … right, president in lower caps
David Gagne reports for InSight Crime: Arrests Suggest Brazilian Gangs Are Deepening Presence in Bolivia Recent actions carried out in Bolivia by Brazil‘s two most powerful prison gangs indicate these groups are looking to deepen their presence in the Andean nation as part of a wider struggle to gain control of the regional drug trade….
‘Human Error’: The cause of horrific Bolivia bungee jump accident
News.com.au reports: ‘Human Error’: The cause of horrific bungee jump accident A YOUNG woman on holiday in Bolivia has miraculously survived after she plunged 15m into the shallows of a riverbed when her bungee jump rope failed to brake and retract. A video captures the terrifying moment she hit the water, followed by two of the…
Singani: Steven Soderbergh unveils his Bolivian spirit at Pirates-Yankees game
By Gretchen McKay / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Steven Soderbergh unveils his Bolivian spirit at Pirates-Yankees game His first thought was, “What is this?” A sip quickly gave way to, “How do I get more?” Director Steven Soderbergh was in Pittsburgh recently to promote his brand of singani, a Bolivian distilled spirit made from white Muscat of…
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