Prensa Latina reports: Bolivia and France to Host Colloquium on Tourism La Paz, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of Bolivia and France will organize the First International Colloquium on Tourism and Sustainable Development, which will take place from September 29 to 30, reported today daily Cambio. The meeting will have as venue the Catholic University…
Category: Potosi
Potosi, Bolivia – in pictures
Instagram snapshots: Carolyn Stritch in Bolivia – in pictures Bolivia’s stark beauty, grand (and less grand) buildings and local beer were an inspiration to this traveller on a South American road trip High in Potosí I’m from Newcastle, but I’ve been travelling since January 2015. Potosí is one of the world’s highest cities, and while…
Bolivian Couple Lead the Way in Conserving, Caring for Rare Flamingos
NBC News reports: Bolivian Couple Lead the Way in Conserving, Caring for Rare Flamingos by MONICA OLIVERA Flamingos have been Omar Rocha’s passion ever since he saw them for the first time in Laguna Colorada, Bolivia 25 years ago. “I felt extremely emotional to see them up close, thousands of flamingos together feeding in the…
Female climbers live “historic” experience in Bolivia
EFE reports in Latino Fox News; Female climbers live “historic” experience in Bolivia LA PAZ – Female climbers from Argentina, Bolivia, France, Peru and Venezuela lived a “historic” experience in the Bolivian Andes, where they exchanged cultural experiences. “We chose Bolivia for its magnificent mountain scenery. This experience was historic because it inspired a rich…
Surrounded by stars: Mesmerizing Milky Way mirrored in Bolivia’s salt flats (PHOTOS)
From Russian photographer Daniel Kordan in RT.com: Surrounded by stars: Mesmerizing Milky Way mirrored in Bolivia’s salt flats (PHOTOS) Russian photographer Daniel Kordan experienced “space on Earth” while capturing these stunningly ethereal images of the Milky Way surrounding him on the world’s largest salt flats in South America. The site of a dried up prehistoric lake,…
Steven Soderbergh Wants You To Drink Bolivian Booze
Paste Monthly reports: Steven Soderbergh Wants You To Drink Bolivian Booze By Travis Mitchell The first time Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh encountered signai, it was love at first sip. “I had an instant reaction,” he says. “I had never tasted anything like it.” That was back in 2007 at the launch party for his movie…
