By Dayana Flores, Opinion: Bolivian ranks 7th in the top 100 best electronic music productions He is Ricardo Nicolás Martínez, a young man who came from La Paz to study Sound Engineering in Cochabamba. His creation is featured on the Beatport platform. Bolivian ranks 7th in the top 100 best electronic music productions Bolivia is…
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The Somó Vendor and His Grandson: A Story of Struggle and Love | El vendedor de somó y su nieto: una historia de lucha y amor
By Kathryn Chávez, El Deber: Ipa Ibáñez and Luigi Cabrera Turn an Everyday Scene into Art and Awareness The Tender Image of a Somó Vendor A photograph has touched the hearts of the people of Santa Cruz and gone viral on social media. Captured by photojournalist Ipa Ibáñez, the image shows a man selling somó…
Bolivia: its music and dances without a pre-Columbian past | su música y danzas sin pasado… precolombino
By Franklin E. Alcaraz, El Dia: Talking about music and dances in this pre-electoral period and during a severe crisis (the government says there is no crisis—should we laugh or cry?) may seem untimely and inappropriate, but we will do it because, as my wife says, it’s better now, “before we forget” (the topic). On…
“FLEET OF THE INDIES / THE SILVER FLEET / THE SPANISH TREASURE FLEET” | “FLOTA DE INDIAS / FLOTA DE LA PLATA / FLOTA DEL TESORO ESPAÑOL”
By History and Legend of the Imperial City of Potosí: “FLEET OF THE INDIES, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SPANISH TREASURE FLEET, THE SILVER FLEET, OR SILVER VLOOT IN DUTCH, WAS THE NAVIGATION MECHANISM THROUGH WHICH THE INVALUABLE WEALTH OF THE IMPERIAL VILLA OF POTOSÍ WAS TRANSPORTED TO EUROPE AND ASIA.” “The Armada of the South…
Una impresionante exposición de arte femenino en exhibición | A stunning exhibition of women’s art on view
Por ERIC A. GORDON, People’s World: Una impresionante exposición de arte femenino en exhibición en La Paz, Bolivia LA PAZ, Bolivia — En una reciente misión a Bolivia organizada por la Alianza por la Justicia Global, programé un par de días libres antes de que comenzaran las actividades de nuestro grupo, para aclimatarme a la…
“THE IMPERIAL CITY OF POTOSÍ WAS THE FIRST METROPOLIS IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA” | “LA VILLA IMPERIAL DE POTOSÍ FUE LA PRIMERA METRÓPOLI DE LA HISTORIA DE AMÉRICA”
By History and Legend of the Imperial City of Potosí: “The Imperial City of Potosí was known as the ‘American Babylon’ during the colonial era and was the first metropolis in the history of the continent, many years before the growth of New York and other American metropolises. Potosí had a larger population than the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 