El Diario: Missions of Chiquitos Festival Mercedes Papú was the protagonist of an unprecedented event, directing American musicians In the inaugural framework of the XIII International Festival of American Renaissance and Baroque Music “Misiones de Chiquitos”, the conductor Mercedes Papú, a native of Urubichá, a town in the Guarayos province, in the northwest of Santa…
Month: May 2022
The Route of the Tin King – La Ruta del Rey del Estaño
Elvis Fuertes, El Potosi: Infraestructuras que fueron testigos del auge del Estaño – Miraflores, UNCÍA. Infrastructures that witnessed the tin boom – Miraflores, UNCÍA. Interior de una pulpería en Catavi, quedó totalmente desbaratada. LLALLAGUA. | Interior of a grocery store in Catavi, was completely destroyed. LLALLAGUA. Mina [Mine] Siglo XX. Monumento al Minero revolucionario y…
YUNGAS road
Travel, BBC: The world’s most dangerous road (Image credit: Harald von Radebrecht/Alamy) By Shafik Meghji A drive down Bolivia’s infamous “Death Road” takes travellers into a world where two resources have provoked fascination, misunderstanding and controversy for centuries: coca and gold. After cresting the 4,800m Cumbre pass, the trufi (shared taxi) plunged into a cloud of swirling mist….
Justice, democratic institutions, the economy and education – Justicia, institucionalidad democrática, economía y educación.
Juan Cristobal Soruco, Página Siete: What the MAS is risking Last week there have been new illustrative examples of the way in which the MAS leaders and government authorities act, particularly in the field of justice, democratic institutions, the economy and education. Let’s see some. Leaving aside the emblematic cases of the trials against the…
Shameless encroaching – Asalto descarado de tierras
Editorial, El Diario: Order of the day: encroaching It is well known that in the 14 years of government of Mr. Evo Morales, one of his priority plans was the transfer of indigenous groups from the west to the east, starting with Pando. The objective of the plan was electoral –so it cannot be called…
Bolivian boy turns photographer on iconic salt flats — with help from a dinosaur – Niño boliviano se convierte a fotógrafo en icónico salar, con la ayuda de un dinosaurio
By Santiago Limachi and Marcelo Rochabrun Reuters, Union Leader, New Hampshire: SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia — On the otherworldly white salt flats of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, an 11-year-old boy has become a photography success taking quirky and creative pictures of tourists — with a little help from a blue plastic dinosaur toy. Piter Condori…
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