La Paz – Page 48 – Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe)

Mountaineers return to the reality of the coronavirus in Bolivia after 46 days – Montañistas vuelven a la realidad del coronavirus en Bolivia tras 46 días

Yolanda Salazar reports for La Vanguardia: Mountaineers return to the reality of the coronavirus in Bolivia after 46 days La Paz, Mar 30 (EFE) .- A group of mountaineers spent 46 days in different peaks of La Paz in a training course without a signal, without the Internet and without knowing the measures taken by…

Shine on, Shine Heroes

BOLIVIA, DOCUMENTARY, FEDERICO ESTOL, LA PAZ, PHOTOBOOK Written by Hannah Abel-Hirsch for the British Journal of Photography: All images © Federico Estol. Federico Estol empowers the vilified shoeshiners of La Paz, Bolivia, turning their working lives into a fictional tale of superheroes This article was originally published in issue #7893 of British Journal of Photography. Visit the…

El Alto and the Nobel Peace Prize – El Alto y el Nobel de la Paz

Robert Brockmann writes in Pagina Siete: El Alto and the Nobel Peace Prize In my university time I helped pay for my studies selling auto parts. My clients were in the Ceja of El Alto and in San Pedro in La Paz. Selling things was never my thing, but I liked doing it in El…

Blue-throated macaw

National Geographic: What is the blue-throated macaw? Brilliantly colored plumage makes the blue-throated macaw, a member of the parrot family and one of at least 17 macaw species, hard to miss. Its chest, belly, legs, and under-wing area are bright yellow, with golden swoops extending on both sides of its turquoise throat. Its wings and head…

Homes collapse down hill in landslide

Multiple homes in La Paz, Bolivia, were destroyed after landslides caused them to collapse on Feb. 23 and 24. The landslides were caused by heavy rain, which loosened up the soil.