Editorial, Los Tiempos: In recent months we have experienced an environment marked by political tensions and social mobilizations. Tensions that occurred for various reasons and that the proximity of the end-of-year festivities seemed to mitigate, until the scandal of ghost items broke out in the Santa Cruz Mayor’s Office, quickly used for partisan purposes. It…
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The traditional Potosi Christmas does not have colonial origins – La Navidad tradicional potosina no tiene orígenes coloniales
Juan Jose Toro, El Potosi: The abundant documentation of the time shows that this holiday did not have the importance of today. The Christmas party in Bolivia does not have a colonial origin. Although the commemoration came with the European invasion —and the first corresponded to Columbus, no less than in 1492—, it did not…
Dios salve a nuestra querida Bolivia – God save our beloved Bolivia
Recuperemos nuestras libertades democráticas y restituyamos la civilidad entre nosotros, ya es tiempo de convivir pacíficamente y construir un futuro juntos. Dios quiera tengamos mejores días el 2022 Let’s recover our democratic freedoms and restore civility among us, it is time to live together peacefully and build a future together. God grant we have better…
Bolivian Christmas ritual – Ritual boliviano en Navidad
Jim Shultz, Greensburg Daily News: Christmas rituals around the world … [only pertaining excerpt follow] “Food and Family” from Marcela Olivera in Bolivia Almost every important gathering in Bolivia is organized around food and Christmas is very typical of this tradition. There are some meals that are central to our celebrations. One is called picaña…
Después del despilfarro vienen las preocupaciones – MAS – After squandering comes worries
Agencias, Los Tiempos: International Reserves fall from US$ 5,276 million to US$ 4,791 million The Net International Reserves (RIN) fell from US$5,276 million to US$4,791 million according to the report of the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE). “As of December 2021, the NIRs reached 4,791 million dollars, of which 2,455 million correspond to gold,…
Persecución política – MAS – Political persecution
Editorial, Pagina Siete: Pumari, a political prisoner Marco Antonio Pumari, the former president of the Potosí Civic Committee (Comcipo) who in 2019 was one of the main actors in the mobilizations that led to the resignation of the presidency of Evo Morales, must remain in prison until June 2022, accused of obstructing a electoral process…
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