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…
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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…
Mint House fountain | Pilón de la Casa de Moneda
By Rocío Ruíz, El Potosí: Hundreds of winters leave their mark on the fountain of the Mint Due to the intense cold, the stone of the emblematic fountain has cracks and now work is being done on its restoration. No one is unaware that in the city of Potosí the winter cold is extremely intense….
Let our forests not burn again | Que nuestros bosques no vuelvan a arder
Editorial, El Deber: Between the months of June and October, climatic conditions associated with winds and drought, combined with human activities, trigger forest fires that affect Bolivia almost every year, resulting in severe and immeasurable damage to the environment and its rich biodiversity. A recent report from the Ministry of Environment and Water warns of…
Next dining destination | Próximo destino gastronómico
By Joe Yogerst, CNN: Why this is Latin America’s next dining destination Anticucho (beef heart brochette) with pinta boca potatoes and aji cream with peanuts at Ancestral in La Paz. Courtesy Patricio Crooker and Christian Gutierrez. CNN — Bolivia doesn’t seem like an obvious foodie destination. But the big, landlocked South American country is making waves in the culinary world via top-notch…
To reap what has been sown: blocking roads and protests against masismo | A cosechar lo sembrado: bloqueo caminos y protestas contra el masismo
By Carla Mercado, Yerko Guevara, UNITEL, Eju.tv: Transport Confirms Roadblocks and Marches This Monday, Warns of Indefinite Protests The main demands of the sector are a solution to the regular supply of fuel and the shortage of dollars. In recent days, the union sector and importers expressed their support for the protest [Photo: Yerko Guevara…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 