Most of the world believes that Bolivia is a highland country, photos of our people living in mountains are mostly known, when in fact most of our territory is in the lowlands, in the Amazon basin, in the dry forest and Chaco region… for today we will just focus on our beautiful high mountains which…
Category: Holidays
Is there a problem regarding the coexistence of Halloween and All Saints day?!
Jimena Costa writes in La Prensa: HOLD THEM TOGETHER IS QUITE POSSIBLE BETWEEN LATE OCTOBER AND EARLY NOVEMBER HALLOWEEN AND ALL SAINTS ARE CELEBRATED, CAN BOTH PARTIES COEXIST? It is quite possible, in this era of globalization in which all cultures are thoroughly mixed. From this point of view, I don’t think its bad. It…
From now on, it will be safer to take a taxi in Bolivia!
Marcelo Campos reports for El Dia: It will serve for Android and Iphone Application is launched to identify taxi companies Its creator has invested $15,000 in this tool, “Made in Bolivia”. It will operate in four cities of the country. After having suffered the theft of their belongings in a car from a taxicab company,…
Colonial churches continue to be the center of Bolivian festivities
Carla Hannover writes for Pagina Siete: ACCORDING TO A STUDY, THESE TEMPLES ARE THE AXIS OF THE COMMUNITIES Colonial churches continue to be the center of the festivities Heritage. Despite their social and heritage value of these buildings, they are in a serious state of deterioration and in recent months they have become the target…
Archaeological discovery near Irupana!
EFE reports in El Deber: ARCHAEOLOGY Italian asks for help to the EU to preserve “small Machu Picchu” of Bolivia The Italian archaeologist Patrizia Di Cosimo has requested to the European Union (EU) financial support in order to value a pre-Hispanic Citadel located in an area of the Yungas of Bolivia, which is regarded as…
Bolivian Food 101 – A culinary tour of Bolivia: cooking with altitude
I found this excellent article through a friend in FB, superbly written and which I reproduce in its entirety: From Ed Stoker, The Guardian: A culinary tour of Bolivia: cooking with altitude Bolivia is hardly known for its foodie scene but that hasn’t stopped the founder of one of the world’s best restaurants opening an…
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