By Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: ALONSO DE IBAÑEZ, THE CAPTAIN FROM POTOSÍ WHO LED THE FIRST LIBERTARIAN REBELLION IN AMERICA IN THE YEAR 1617, 200 YEARS BEFORE THE CRIES FOR LIBERTY OF MANUEL DE ZUDAÑEZ IN THE CITY OF SUCRE OR PEDRO DOMINGO MURILLO IN THE CITY OF…
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Our Ancestors | Nuestros antepasados
By Juan José Toro, Correo del Sur: Cave paintings found in southern Bolivia reveal human settlements dating back approximately 10,000 years As Bolivia draws ever closer to the bicentennial of its independence, it has become increasingly clear that several cultures flourished in this territory long before the arrival of the so-called Inca Empire. In Chuquisaca,…
Poaching threatens vicuña population | Caza furtiva amenaza a población de vicuñas
By El Diario: The slaughter of around 100 vicuñas between the last week of May and early June—all with firearms due to poaching in the towns of Papujio, Cayñi, Pacorcollo, and Wiñay Rosa Pata in the department of Oruro, and in Cahuaycollu, Cala Cala, and Leucasi in the department of Potosí—demonstrates the lack of protection…
Notes on the Potosí pastries of Corpus Christi | Apuntes sobre la repostería potosina de Corpus Christie
By Juan José Toro Montoya, El Potosí: Chambergos, sopaipillas and tahua tahuas Sale of traditional Potosí pastries. In Potosí, the Corpus Christi festivity includes, among its distinctive features, the consumption of dough-based snacks, of which three stand out: chambergos, sopaipillas, and tahua tahuas. Although they are part of the regional identity of this religious celebration,…
Potosí’s Corpus Christi Traditions Defy the Crisis to Endure | Tradiciones potosinas de Corpus Christi desafían a época de crisis para perdurar
By Rocío Ruíz, El Potosí: Despite high prices for basic goods, families in Potosí have not abandoned the consumption of traditional products. Potosí’s Corpus Christi Traditions Defy the Current Crisis Long lines yesterday to send parcels with Potosí’s traditional pastries. [A childhood best friend spent over two hours to send an “encomienda.” God bless his…
Drug trafficking and smuggling take root in the Ayllus of Northern Potosí | Narcotráfico y contrabando se enquista en los Ayllus del Norte de Potosí
By Leny Chuquimia, Visión 360: Conflicts in Llallagua reveal the situation “Little Mexico” is the open secret that reigns in southern Oruro and spreads through the Potosí Altiplano; a corridor for smuggled vehicles, contraband, and drugs. Blockade point with participation of Northern Potosí ayllus. Photo: EFE “It’s an open secret,” says one of the residents…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 