Bolivian Cholitas’ wrestlers impact Milan Fashion Week!

Excerpt pertaining Bolivia follow from Telegram.com: By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press MILAN — Milan designers are breathing fresh air into Milan Fashion Week, quite literally. Many fashion houses are showing their collections outdoors this season, or at least throwing open the windows on their grand palazzi venues, betting on Mother Nature with open-air shows….

In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy

Glen Argan reports for National Catholic Reporter: In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy An abandoned boat lies several hundred feet from the shore of Lake Poopo in late August, testimony to the disappearance of the lake and the salt flats that remain in Llapallapani, Bolivia. Lake Poopo dried up three…

SKIING DURING SUMMER VACATION AT 18,000 FEET

Hadley Hammer writes for Teton Gravity Research: SKIING DURING SUMMER VACATION AT 18,000 FEET One, two, three. Keep counting. Keep moving. Up, Up, Up. Head throbbing. My stomach twists and turns like the clouds below. That’s right, the clouds are below my feet. At over 18,000 feet, it appears that everything is below me, the…

evolitics 101: Narcobrothers in the MAS

A great Editorial from Pagina Siete: Narcobrothers in the MAS The crime of drug trafficking is one of the scourges that has stigmatized Bolivian society for decades. This Government is no exception in the sense that it has faced large seizures of cocaine and growing violence associated with drug-related crimes and related offenses. From time…