By Fernando Chavez Vision 360: “Mineral Narrative,” a night tour through the mining history of Potosí The mineral rooms showcase a wide variety of samples, including silver and tin, which were essential to the economy during the colonial period. A guide explains the tour to a group of visitors. Photo: CNM A guided night tour…
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Toro Toro: caves, waterfalls, and dinosaur footprints | cavernas, cascadas y huellas de dinosaurios
By Mariela Cossio, Opinion: Toro Toro: a magical destination of caves, waterfalls, and dinosaur footprints The municipality of Toro Toro, located north of Potosí, dazzles visitors with its impressive tourist attractions. This route is 131 kilometers from the city of Cochabamba, representing a journey of approximately two and a half hours along a paved road….
Camelid breeding | Cría de camélidos
El Potosi, Eju.tv: Potosí is among the top places in camelid breeding Potosí ranks among the top places in camelid livestock breeding nationwide, according to the latest data obtained at the conclusion of the national fair held in the city of Oruro. According to the data from the Departmental Agricultural Service (Sedag), under the Secretariat…
Enrique Arnal = MoMA NY
By Alissya Guerrero, Brújula Digital: Work by Bolivian artist Enrique Arnal is part of the permanent collection at MoMA in New York Second Threshold by Enrique Arnal. Photo: MoMA The painting “Second Threshold” by Bolivian artist Enrique Arnal has been incorporated into the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York,…
Food in Potosi | 1830 | Comida en Potosí
The following piece is from “Proyecto Tuja” (Facebook), the link at the end is from the orignal book by Edmond Temple: “Magnificent observer, the Englishman Edmond Temple (Knight of the Royal Order of Carlos II) left for posterity a chronicle of his passage through Potosí in 1830. We extract some fragments from the book and…
A precise colonial clock in the Casa de Moneda | Un preciso reloj colonial en la Casa de Moneda
By Rocío Ruíz, El Potosí: Potosí has a precise colonial clock located in the Casa de Moneda The clock is in the second courtyard and has two faces that tell the time, but the back face is the one that shows the time in winter. This clock is in the second courtyard of the National…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 