World Travel Awards reports: World Travel Awards (WTA) has revealed that its Latin America Ceremony 2019 will be hosted in La Paz, Bolivia on 13th July 2019. The leading figureheads, decision-makers and influencers of Latin America’s travel and tourism industry are scheduled to attend the ceremony, which will mark WTA’s first visit to Bolivia. The red-carpet ceremony…
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Vivid, strange and yet to be ruined by tourists – why Bolivia should be on your wish list
Mark C. O’Flaherty reports for The Telegraph: I don’t see countries in black and white, I see them as specific colours. Japan is pink, England is green and Australia is a golden orange. Heading to Bolivia, I know I am going to see red. And then, what appears to be an infinite amount of white. Shortly…
Thousands take to streets to celebrate Bolivia’s Carnival
The Associated Press reports: Musicians play during the Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia, Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) LA PAZ, Bolivia — Tens of thousands of revelers are celebrating Carnival in Bolivia. The largest parade took place Saturday in the Andean city of Oruro, which is located 120 kilometres (75 miles) south of La…
Canvas of the Virgen del Socavón was restored
El Diario reports: Patroness of Bolivian folklore The canvas of the Virgen del Socavón [Virgin of the Mine], Patroness of the National Folklore, is duly stable and without deterioration after the armoring and insulation work, informed the person in charge of Furniture Heritage of the Ministry of Culture, Carlos Rua Alanda. According to official information,…
In Bolivia, a new generation of wrestlers in bowler hats
Paola Flores, AP reports for The Washington Post: Young cholita wrestler Dona Chevas, 16, top, holds the legs of her rival, fellow trainee Simpatica Sonia, 24, as they compete in the ring in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2019. A new generation of athletes is coming to one of the world’s more colorful sporting…
Endangered armadillos are being turned into carnival rattles
Rachel Fobar reports for National Geographic: Researchers worry that Andean hairy armadillos, poached in Bolivia and largely ignored by conservationists, may be headed toward extinction. Trudging along to a slow, mournful song, more than a thousand dancers in elaborate costumes fill the streets for the Bolivian Carnival of Oruro. As the procession advances, the dancers…
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