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…
Category: Holidays
Empoderamiento de las mujeres – Women empowerment
Pagina Siete: Cholitas climbers go to the top of Sajama Three cholitas climbers from the Maya organization began a journey to bring a message of empowerment to women. Dora Magueño, 56, Ana Lía Magueño and Flora Chura left the city of La Paz for the town of Sajama. There they had a picnic and later…
Bolivian couple marry atop majestic Illimani mountain
Reuters: A couple in Bolivia tied the knot on top of Illimani, the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real. To watch the video, please click on the photo, below: https://www.thechestnutpost.com/news/bolivian-couple-marry-atop-majestic-illimani-mountain/
Comer – Bolivia – Eat
El Diario: ¡Viva la Patria! Eran los vítores que se escuchaban entre rumores de independencia y algarabía que anunciaban las buenas nuevas del surgimiento de un nuevo país. Los habitantes de las ciudades alistaban sus mejores galas, adornaban las calles y sus balcones, preparaban banquetes con buena comida boliviana para sus invitados, los que iban…
¡196 años de Patria, pese al evo ese!
¡Viva mi PATRIA BOLIVIA!
Heroines, women and mothers – Heroínas, mujeres y madres
Editorial, Los Tiempos: On a day like today, 209 years ago, on May 27, 1812, three years after the Spanish-American emancipation began in Chuquisaca, in Cochabamba another milestone was marked on the path that would lead, 15 years later, to the constitution of the Republic of Bolivia. In addition to commemorating these events, in Bolivia…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 