Ivone Juarez reports for Pagina Siete: The odyssey of children that brought smallpox vaccine in their bodies The Spanish doctor Jose Salvany was part of the crusade that brought the cure to the country. He died in Cochabamba, in misery. In 1779, the military doctor Francisco Xavier de Balmis witnessed the havoc that smallpox had…
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Bolivian Independence 101: Heroines of the Coronilla
Jose Alberto Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: Heroines of the Coronilla After the September 14, 1810, when the people of Cochabamba rose up against the Spanish yoke, demanded for a Town Meeting, constituting a War Council, chaired by the patriot Francisco de Rivero and Esteban Arze, among others, on October 17, same year,…
The Cinematheque and SCAT will give copies to institutions tomorrow
Jorge Soruco reports for La Razon: Adequate films for the blind are delivered. The Cinematheque and SCAT will give copies to institutions tomorrow In May 2014 the Bolivian Cinematheque (Oscar Soria 100) showed three domestic films -The day silence died, Faith Matters and American Visa- [El día que murió el silencio, Cuestión de fe y…
Ernesto Ortiz Silverware
Los Tiempos reports: COLONIAL ART Ernesto Ortiz Silverware A twenty year old Ernesto Ortiz, a native of Arani, began collecting works of art from the colonial period and seeing the demand and that these were not merely reproduced, he launched into production mainly of embossed silver and other religious objects. “I liked to collect colonial…
YPFB monitors affected area by the oil spill in Chapare
El Deber reports: YPFB monitors affected area by the oil spill Some 65 professionals are working in mitigation tasks. Daily, test the water and the land of Ivirgarzama. The Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) contingency teams, are monitoring water at the Magariños river and land in Ivirgarzama (Cochabamba), where last Friday [08/07/2015] there was an…
Lunch rose to 49 percent in five years and Santa Cruz recorded the most expensive
ANF reports in Opinion: Lunch rose to 49 percent in five years and Santa Cruz recorded the most expensive The average price for lunch in the country climbed to 49 percent, depending on the region and in the city of Santa Cruz recorded the highest, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) prepared by the…
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