Bolivian public transport 101

Juan Jose Toro writes in Los Tiempos: Quality: that is the question Still a few days away from Christmas 2013 but the Spanish language page made me a gift: taught me that the word “taxi” comes from “meter” which is the “unit which will be provided to some rental cars, which automatically dials the distance…

The perception of the people about the role of the Bolivian State

Armando Mendez writes in El Dia: The perception of the people about the role of the State The so-called “neoliberal” period in Bolivia did not change the way of thinking of the Bolivian people. Since the thirties of the last century, intensified under the denominative from the ‘national revolution’ in the 1950s, led to its…

The history of Bolivian art

Anahi Cazas writes for Pagina Siete: THE COLLECTION IS MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART Six paperback books cover the history of Bolivian art The books, put together the history of the national paintings since the 18th century to the present day. A collection of paperback books on the history of Bolivian art will…

Bolivian ochlocracy and their fear of those who are literate!

Manfredo Kempff writes in El Diario: Fear of books This is a Government that has shown fear of books from the first day. H.E. [His Excellency] said, as a sly confidence, with all self-confidence, that he has never read a book, that his school were the streets and roads. And Foreign Minister Choquehuanca began taking…

More valuable archaeological findings, this time in Cochabamba!

Karen Carrillo reports for Los Tiempos: COCHABAMBA, A RICH AND INEXHAUSTIBLE SPACE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE FOR BOLIVIA More valuable archaeological findings The Department of Cochabamba is surprising more and more by the rich archaeological heritage that was discovered. This time it’s several gold-plated blades that account for cultures that inhabited from 1500 B.C. in the…