The following article was written by Pablo Ortiz, photos by Hernan Virgo, published in El Deber: “Colleagues, we also celebrate the 1st of May [labor day], because although we are not wage-earners, we are workers, are free laborers. Why is that we petty our territory, why we defend the TIPNIS, because we do not want…
Category: Holidays
An unusual and most likely useless work-free day in Bolivia, Monday April 30, 2012
I remember a Vietnamese friend back in Rotterdam who told me he and his wife worked for the government from Monday thru Saturday, on Sundays they work for their only child, to save money for his education. Here current government has declared today a holiday, among some of the ‘excuses’ was to boost the tourism……
In Potosi: Cayara Hotel, 400 years of history
Alejandra Pau writes for Pagina Siete: Its five courtyards, dozens of corridors and hallways, its Chapel and rooms have passed families of the nobility and prominent figures in the history of the Alto Peru [colonial name of current Bolivia, the high Peru] and Bolivia during no less than four centuries. Hacienda Cayara is almost hidden…
From Bolivia with love: HAPPY EASTER
Bolivia is mostly a Christian society, and mainly Catholic, and as such today is even greater than Christmas itself! So, I wanted to share these lovely images of the Holy Spirit, one from a stained glass I bought in Washington DC a few years back and a colonial painting from one of our Andean Catholic…
Give support to Cochabamba airport: The World Travel Awards
This is an opportunity to cast a vote in support of Bolivian tourism and travel infrastructure: For the fourth consecutive year, the Jorge Chavez international airport has been nominated for the The World Travel Awards as the leading airport in South America. Jorge Chávez competes with the air terminals of Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro,…
World’s Deadliest road: Yungas in La Paz, Bolivia
Road La Paz to Yungas is the “death road” If you want to watch the video (2:57 min) in the History channel, use this link. If a window opens, asking which site you want to visit, just ignore and click on the X to access the video. Tatiana Sanabria wrote for Pagina Siete, regarding the…
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