Category: Holidays

Bolivia Music 101: Chiquitos and the music by Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa writes in El Pais, Madrid after his recent visit to Santa Cruz: Chiquitos and the music The first Jesuits who came to this remote corner of eastern Bolivia saw the houses of the Indians with very small houses, that baptized the entire region with the name of Chiquitos [tiny]. Father Jose de…

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Do Bolivians take enough vacation?

This is an interesting information, made known to me by my lovely daughter. From Creative Solutions for Living Well + Doing Good:   Infographic: Vacation Time Around the World “To be human is to need a break from time to time. Yet, the amount of time we get to spend away from work varies widely…

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Do Bolivians eat properly?

Monica Briancon writes in La Prensa: POPOLO GRASSO, POPOLO MAGRO [FAT PEOPLE, SKINNY PEOPLE] Some time ago, in a social venue, I was departing with friends, chit chat. One of them, openly, entrusted to the group that in Bolivia being skinny is a luxury. All the others nodded and agreed with the statement. Those who were…

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Sucre’s Casa de la Libertad will implement videoguides

From Correo del Sur in El Diario: The House of Freedom [Casa de la Libertad] will implement videoguides The service of videoguides will work with tablets, containing texts, audios and pictures of all the rooms that the Museum has. Freedom House will from next week have the service of videoguides, allowing visitors to make a…

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Julieta Bolivar helps homeless people in Chicago

Great news from a great Bolivian: EVERY DECEMBER 25 DISTRIBUTES FOOD AND SHELTER IN THE PLAZA TENOCHTITLAN OF CHICAGO Bolivian gives shelter to homeless people in the United States The Cochabambina Julieta Bolívar and her 3 children share what they have with those in need. For the Bolivian immigrant Julieta Bolívar, the feast of Christmas…

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