Pagina Siete reports: The Municipal Council of La Paz yesterday declared the La Paz Witches Market as the city’s cultural heritage. Yesterday was approved unanimously by the councilors present, the Municipal Law that declares intangible cultural heritage to that area of the city. The rule, of three articles, mentions as components of the Witches’ Market…
Month: May 2019
In Bolivia there is authoritarianism that moves towards dictatorship
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: It felt good to see Mesa and Quiroga telling the world about our predicament. Mesa needs to continue to give such strong message, questioning and denouncing evo’s mishaps and authoritarian-illegitimate-illegal re-nomination. Carlos must speak to the Bolivian voters in harsher terms, without sugar coating, we are fed up with evo’s corrupt and…
Takesi, pre-Columbian jewel of Yanacachi
El Diario reports: Tourism The Takesi is one of the oldest routes left in Bolivia and dates back to pre-Inca times The pre-Columbian Takesi road, treasure of Yanacachi in the south Yungas in La Paz, will be promoted soon by means of a plan promoted by the Tourism Promotion Committee of that municipality, the representative…
Bolivian Women Fight Gender-Based Violence through Theater
AP reports via VoA: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA — On stage, amid the hubbub of a Bolivian street market, women recount their stories of abuse at the hands of men. But the violence depicted in the play isn’t just make-believe for the 22 indigenous actresses: It’s based on their own real-life experiences. “Kusisita,” a work that seeks…
Bolivia’s Dellien Quit Tennis Three Years Ago; Now He Faces Tsitsipas In Paris
ATP reports: 25-year-old faces Tsitsipas next at Roland Garros Years before Bolivian Hugo Dellien made Grand Slam history for his country on Sunday at Roland Garros, he had quit tennis. In December 2016, after moving twice years earlier to follow his dream of becoming a professional tennis player, Dellien wanted to return home and train in Bolivia. But…
Bolivia has become a “tolerable dictatorship”
Andres Oppenheimer writes for the Miami Herald: Trump shouldn’t condone ‘tolerable dictatorships’ until there’s blood on the streets While Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis is drawing well-deserved international attention, there is another phenomenon that should ring alarm bells everywhere: the proliferation of what many in Washington see as “tolerable dictatorships.” That’s the first thing that crossed my…
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