Agricultura familiar – Family farming

From the producers Family farming the reactivation proposal Meeting. The unity of the entire sector that is in the production chain, from production, transformation and marketing, was raised. De parte de los productores Agricultura familiar la propuesta de reactivación Reunión. Se planteó la unidad de todo el sector que está en la cadena productiva, desde…

Bolivian women skateboard in Aymara garb to showcase culture

The Mainichi: LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The traditional bowler hats, bright blouses and long, plaited “pollera” skirts of the young women contrast with the skateboards under their feet as they swoop back and forth on the skate ramp in Bolivia’s largest city. The girls of the collective “ImillaSkate,” a mixture of Aymara and English…

Extorsión – El Alto – Extortion

Editorial, El Deber: A kidnapped mayor The mayor of El Alto, Soledad Chapetón, was kidnapped by residents of the 14th district of that city, and was held in the Virgen de Urkupiña temple from 4:00 p.m. on Saturday until late at night as a measure of pressure to force her to sign an agreement to…

Rosmery Mamani

Drawing the Dispossessed: Bolivian Artist Rosmery Mamani Ventura A young boy sleeping on the street, an old woman begging for money-these are the people who draw Bolivian artist Rosmery Mamani Ventura’s eye. At just 27 she is a rising star whose intense connection with people living on the margins of society leads to extraordinarily rich…

Mobile Crematory Aims to Help Bolivia Deal with Surge in COVID Deaths

VOA News: A group of entrepreneurs believe their mobile crematorium is the solution to Bolivia’s surge in coronavirus deaths.  Carlos Ayo, an environmental engineer, who is part of the group said, there are instances when dozens of bodies piled up in the street in Bolivia because families do not have the resources or aren’t finding places to…