By Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: THE GREAT BATTLE OF CANTUMARCA IN POTOSÍ, WHERE THE INCAS AND THE QHARA QHARAS MASSACRED 6,000 GUARANÍES OR CHIRIGUANOS WHO ATTACKED THE MOUNTAIN INHABITANTS AND TRIED TO TAKE THE SILVER MINES Bartolomé Arzans de Orsúa y Vela describes the great Battle of Cantumarca…
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Symbols that Unite Bolivia | Símbolos que Unen a Bolivia
By Yolanda Mamani, El Deber: The coat of arms, the Cerro Rico, the salt flat and the salteña are on the Bicentennial Coin The initiative of historians and researchers from Potosí arises after the previous government, presided over by Luis Arce, presented a Bicentennial coin that only shows the Coat of Arms and the House…
Potosí: Reclaims Its Lost Art | Recupera su Arte Perdido
By Brujula Digital: Potosí recovers two colonial paintings repatriated from the United States The United States Embassy funded a security system so that the San Martín church can once again host the paintings. Fragment of the painting Virgin of Candelaria. Photo: US Embassy After 23 years, the San Martín church in Potosí will recover two…
Illegal mining multiplies due to high international prices | Minería ilegal se multiplica por altos precios internacionales
By El Potosi: Gold and silver are luring many because of today’s spectacular market values. Many want to enter the mining business. El Potosí The high international prices of various minerals appear to be encouraging the growth of legal mining in the Department of Potosí. The dean of the Faculty of Mining Engineering at Tomás Frías…
The Bolivian origin of the Morenada dance | El origen boliviano de la danza de la morenada
By El Deber: Hundreds of dancers and musicians showcase the Bolivian origin of the Morenada dance PHOTO: EFE Hundreds of dancers and musicians displayed their finest attire this Saturday in a parade that reaffirmed the Bolivian origin of the Morenada dance—an essential part of cultural expressions in Bolivia that have been declared World Heritage, such…
Camacho and Pumari reveal they were pressured in prison to implicate others and knew beforehand they would be arrested | Camacho y Pumari revelan que fueron presionados en la cárcel para implicar a otros y que sabían que serían detenidos
By Baldwin Montero, Visión 360: Both said they were warned in advance that they would be imprisoned, but chose not to flee. Camacho said he received nine proposals from a former minister of the current government. Marco Pumari and Fernando Camacho after being released from prison to defend themselves in freedom. In their first interviews…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 