From Telesur: Bolivian Archaeologists Dig For Rare Artefacts Pieces of pottery have been discovered in La Paz from the time of the famous Tiwanaku civilization that dates back to 2,500 B.C. A group of Bolivian archaeologists have been camped out in the center of La Paz ever since rare pieces of pottery and ceramics were…
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Bolivian Jenny Quisbert wins international competition!
El Diario reports: Young alteña wins international competition The first place of the contest Leachate Treatment Systems for Landfill, held in Santiago, Chile, was occupied by Jenny Quisbert, who at 23-year-old, won $40 million dollars for the implementation of the project in El Alto. The young alteña [born in El Alto city] is in her…
Bolivian Independence 101: Heroines of the Coronilla
Jose Alberto Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: Heroines of the Coronilla After the September 14, 1810, when the people of Cochabamba rose up against the Spanish yoke, demanded for a Town Meeting, constituting a War Council, chaired by the patriot Francisco de Rivero and Esteban Arze, among others, on October 17, same year,…
Mamani Mamani paints seven buildings in El Alto
Milen Saavedra reports for Pagina Siete: With this project, the artist plans to enter the Guinness Mamani Mamani paints seven buildings in El Alto They are 14 murals painted on buildings of 12 floors of a condominium at the Mercedario neighborhood of Villa Adela. The grandmother, the sage, the kid [lloqalla], the condor and the…
The true age of the city of La Paz
Juan Bedregal reports for Pagina Siete: The true age of the city of La Paz La Paz today commemorates 467 years of its foundation. Writings of chroniclers indicate that the genesis of the city was given 100 years before 1548. We know that in this basin before us our ancestors, men of very different origins…
The National Museum of Art recovers the Baroque Mestizo polychrome
Giannina Machicado reports for La Prensa: The facade of the heritage building now looks indian red The National Museum of Art recovers the Baroque Mestizo polychrome The repository will look equally vivid colors in interior walls. a color change will be made every two to three years. The National Art Museum (MNA) looks, from two…
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