Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Double or no Christmas bonus Seven out of ten private companies in the country are not in a position to pay the Christmas bonus this year, according to the arguments used by the businessmen of Cochabamba. But the government has decreed that companies that do not pay that extra salary until…
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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…
Todos Santos potosino – All Saints in Potosí
Evelyn Callapino, Página Siete: Flowers, candles, incense and an accumulation of memories is the first thing I received with the visit of death. I have lived with her for more than four months because she decided to take Leoncio, my father, leaving in my mind a nostalgic accordion cueca to accompany my pain as she…
Bolivian diablada chinstrap – Diablada en un barbijo
EFE reports for Pagina Siete: The strength of the Bolivian diablada in a chinstrap against the Covid-19 The strength of the Bolivian diablada, the emblematic dance of the famous Oruro Carnival, a World Heritage Site, is reflected in a mask created by the embroidery craftsman Juan Carlos Condori to convey a message of encouragement in…
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Women conquer space in Bolivia’s Carnival of Oruro
Women set up an arena to claim representation there Before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world’s countries to shut down, colors exploded in bright arrays and music boomed at Bolivia’s Carnival of Oruro which took place this year on February 17-26. Musicians danced, and dancers sang, all while sporting sparkly hand-embroidered costumes that glittered under the parade…
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