EFE reports for Foxnews Latino: At least nine dead in bus crash in Bolivia [photo is from El Deber, to read that in Spanish, please use this link http://m.eldeber.com.bo/bolivia/nueve-muertos-tragico-accidente-yungas.html%5D At least nine people died and four were injured on Monday when the bus in which a Peruvian band was apparently riding went off the road…
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Alasita, the La Paz party who wandered all over the city
Randy Chavez reports for Pagina Siete: Alasita, the La Paz party who wandered all over the city It started in Churumbamba, with the indigenous people, arrived in San Francisco and even the Plaza Murillo. Before the Spanish arrived to the Chuquiago valley, what is now the city of La Paz, the Aymara and Quechua Indians…
Bolivia’s growing gourmet scene: Welcome to the high life in the Andes
The Independent reports: Bolivia’s growing gourmet scene: Welcome to the high life in the Andes ’Bolivia’ and ‘gourmet’ are two words seldom seen together. Not any more, says Sarah Gilbert Tender pork neck, millefeuille of crackling, the sweetness of peaches offset by the tang of red chillies. All washed down with a spicy local syrah….
An Exhilarating (If Risky) Family Adventure in Bolivia
The Wall Street Journal reports: An Exhilarating (If Risky) Family Adventure in Bolivia The remote Salar de Uyuni salt flat is an unlikely, unnerving—and unforgettable—vacation spot By Hilary McGregor WE WERE HURTLING toward the edge of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni salt flat in a Toyota Land Cruiser as the sun was sinking, turning the world…
Bolivia Cholita Mountain Climbers
AP images spotlight reports: Bolivia Cholita Mountain Climbers Photos by Juan Karita At first glance, the indigenous Bolivian women don’t look much like mountain climbers, with their colorful, multilayered skirts and fringed shawls. But their helmets, polarized goggles and crampons attached to their shoes give them away as mountaineers who accompany their husbands, often as…
Bolivia is a Great Destination, according to Travel Channel!
Jenny Adams reports for Travel Channel, excerpt pertaining Bolivia, follows: The Next 11 Great Destinations We’ve found every lagoon and towering peak, and thanks to technology, we only need seconds to inform our friends of the epic stretch of deserted beach we just discovered. Yet, despite our best efforts, destinations remain cyclical. They ebb and…
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