Navidad – 2020 – Christmas

Luis Escobar, Página Siete: Jesus children with a doctor’s suit and chinstrap to ask for 0 infections Craftswomen make biosecurity accessories to dress the images. Some lost family members to the pandemic or caught the virus. “The Covid-19 pandemic took our family, brothers and friends. I lost my son and it hurts a lot, “said…

Ola de calor – Heat wave

El Diario: According to Senamhi Heat wave in the eastern part of the country surpasses historical levels The localities most affected by high temperatures are located in the eastern Amazon and Chiquitania, Santa Cruz and Beni. In Cobija 37.8 degrees, surpassing the historical record of 36.6 reported in 2008 The heat wave that has overwhelmed…

Bolivia is burning

Kareem Rifai, The Michigan Daily: Landlocked Bolivia, a country nestled between regional hotspots Argentina, Chile and Peru, has skyrocketed to the forefront of the global geopolitical struggle. Bolivia’s 2019 election was fraught with allegations of fraud leveled against now-former President Evo Morales. Morales now faces accusations of crimes against humanity due to allegations that he organized food and…

Bolivian women skateboard in Aymara garb to showcase culture

The Mainichi: LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The traditional bowler hats, bright blouses and long, plaited “pollera” skirts of the young women contrast with the skateboards under their feet as they swoop back and forth on the skate ramp in Bolivia’s largest city. The girls of the collective “ImillaSkate,” a mixture of Aymara and English…