Sady Rojas reports for Pagina Siete: CHOIR THAT WAS BORN WITH THE JAIRAS, RECOVER CHRISTMAS SONGS The Bullangueros of Child Jesus sing the carol tradition Children under 8 years are joined together in a group that plays old Christmas songs. Under the baton of Cavour, they give solidarity concerts. With guitars, charango and chullu chullus…
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This 2014, YOU can do Christmas shopping from home and help SOS Bolivia!
SOS helps orphan children in Bolivia and this is the time to help them and also do Christmas shopping from home! These are some of the offers… TO SHOP, please use this link and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Great news: Jigote, the revolution that seeks to change attitudes
Christian Peña y Lillo reports for El Deber: Jigote, the revolution that seeks to change attitudes The Bronze Patujú award was received for their work, begun in 2013, to make the city a more friendly, tidy, clean, safe and respectful place. In June, this year, the Jigote Revolution citizen movement completed its first year, of…
In pictures: Cycling down Bolivia’s ‘death road’
From BBC News, Latin America & Caribbean: In pictures: Cycling down Bolivia’s ‘death road’ A road in Bolivia widely known as “death road” for the high number of fatal accidents that have happened here has become a popular cycle route for mountain bikers with a good head for heights. Photographer Fellipe Abreu and reporter Luiz…
Santa Cruz has 150 archaeological sites
El Dia reports: According to the Governor’s Office Santa Cruz has 150 archaeological sites Heritage. The authorities and institutions allocate scarce resources for research. In the department of Santa Cruz there are 150 archaeological sites that are not exploited for its tourism potential and there is also a strong interest on the part of the…
Carnival 101: Oruro, Bolivia!
These are excerpts pertaining Bolivia, from an interesting book about the history of the Carnival in the World [if you want to read the whole paper, please use the link provided at the end, thank you]: OVERVIEW This teacher curriculum guide was developed in conjunction with the traveling exhibition ¡CARNAVAL!, that was produced at the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 