Los Tiempos reports: The Bolivian Highway Administration (ABC) reported today [03/08/2019] that two sections were closed and vehicular traffic was restricted in two others, from the roads of the departments of La Paz, Beni and Pando due to the heavy rains. “In the department of Beni, it is not passable the section Rurrenabaque-Riberalta, sector Santa…
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Bolivia 101: How to understand the largest segment of the mestizo population in Bolivia
Carlos Toranzo superbly analyzes the largest composition of the mestizo population in Bolivia! New capitalists and Gran Poder Far away have been those days when the festival of the Gran Poder [Great Power: Catholic Parrish festivity in La Paz] was hidden, near the church of the Rosary. It was not clandestine, but it was a…
In Bolivia, a new generation of wrestlers in bowler hats
Paola Flores, AP reports for The Washington Post: Young cholita wrestler Dona Chevas, 16, top, holds the legs of her rival, fellow trainee Simpatica Sonia, 24, as they compete in the ring in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2019. A new generation of athletes is coming to one of the world’s more colorful sporting…
The Hovde Foundation Opens a New Hovde House in La Paz, Bolivia
Hovde Foundation through PRNewsWire.com: A Home for Girls and Teenagers Living in the Streets MADISON, Wis., Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In the area of Huajchilla, Bolivia, south of the city of La Paz, a new home named “Hovde House: Marta Bedoya de Claure” has opened its doors for thirty vulnerable girls and teenagers living in the streets. The construction of…
Meet Bolivia’s Dog Savior, Fernando “Ferchy” Kushner
Alan De Herrera reports for Dogster: Fernando “Ferchy” Kushner founded Alimenta Perritos de la Calle (Feeding Street Dogs) in La Paz, Bolivia, which has sterilized over 800 dogs to date. Meet La Paz, Bolivia’s, dog savior, 45-year-old Fernando “Ferchy” Kushner. Ferchy has made it his life’s mission to help Bolivia’s homeless dog population. In 2015,…
La Paz, Bolivia’s Emerging Wine Destination
Lauren Mowery reports for Winemag.com: From unique restaurants and Bolivian wine to the riveting Andes, La Paz has everything you need for a trip of a lifetime. A Bolivian winemaker describes La Paz as “chaos, color and kitsch.” Indeed, the city bursts with dozens of ethnic groups that intersect over food, culture and dress. It’s the world’s…
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