Carlos Cordero Carraffa’s wonderful writing in El Deber: Life gives us surprises The conflict that runs through May on the subject of pension and a dignified retirement demand for everyone, is the foretaste of what will be the 2014 election stage and drama of a country confronted with the dilemma of choosing between the presidential…
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What does the Bolivian State do to protect our heritage?!
Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: Church regrets that there is no State support In 6 months they stole 5 temples which are national monuments Heritage: in the last six months, eight colonial churches suffered theft in Potosi. Of the eight colonial temples that suffered thefts in the last six months, in Potosi, five have…
Bolivian Cacho – Alalay is now available as an app!!!
Alejandra Pau writes for Pagina Siete: Cacho, the most popular game for mobile phones in Bolivia TECHNOLOGY: “Un cacho de cacho” [cacho is the Bolivian name for a game that is played with five dice, and also means as a slang, a moment] is called and is a game for mobile phones and tablets which…
Bolivian Betanzos invites you to meet its secrets!
I used to travel through Betanzos, from Potosi to Sucre for several years, by train and car and liked the town and surroundings. I was happy to read more about this nice place, in an article from La Prensa: Betanzos invites to meet its secrets The tourist site is located 40 kilometers from Potosí. Among…
Pathetic current Bolivian government through the humor lens of El Diario
This is from El Diario December 5, 2012: As current president approaches the publicity and propaganda “office”, while he is approached by Bolivian poverty. The amount this government spends on propaganda, marketing their government and promoting their leader’s image is OUTRAGEOUS!! This is from El Diario, February 7, 2013: As current president enjoys partying with…
Better alternatives for tourism in Bolivia
From Pagina Siete: Three companies offer new tourism routes Aerocon, Amaszonas and Creative Tours come together and present an alternative to the existing proposal to visit tourist attractions in the Andean region, the valleys and plains of the country. The presentation ceremony will be held at 19:00 on February 18, Hotel Europa, La Paz. A…
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