Ernesto Estremadoiro reports for El Dia: Business conference attracts entrepreneurs from the West Seeking markets for derivatives of the Andean bean [haba] Business conference. Producers of Totora Pampa (Potosí) exported to Argentina and hope to reach agreements with Europa. Teodocia Benavidez is one of the producers of beans [haba] and maize from the community of…
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Lets give support to Gabriela Prudencio, Quinoa Colada’s creator!
Pagina Siete reports: GABRIELA PRUDENCIO CREATED “QUINUA COLADA” Bolivian finalist in the cocktail contest Gabriela Prudencio, 24 years old, ranked among the five finalists in the international competition “Star Search for a cocktail”, organized by renowned international chef Jamie Oliver. The young paceña went to the final round of the international competition with a cocktail…
For Miners, Increasing Risk on a Mountain at the Heart of Bolivia’s Identity
An interesting article from The New York Times: For Miners, Increasing Risk on a Mountain at the Heart of Bolivia’s Identity By WILLIAM NEUMAN – September. 16, 2014 [to watch the video, please use this link] POTOSÍ, Bolivia — The silver in this mountain helped finance the Spanish empire. It created vast fortunes for some…
Bolivian jewelry: 700 young goldsmiths launch Gala, their own brand of jewelry
Pagina Siete reports: THEIR CREATIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ABROAD BY “BULGARI” 700 young goldsmiths launch Gala, their own brand of jewelry Teens of La Paz, Oruro, Potosi and Santa Cruz are trained by skilled craftsmen. With support from Save the Children, aimed at export. At 16, Santa Cruz born, Nicole Illanes divides her time between…
Inauguration of the Mint House of Potosí
Today is a great day, is the day where the Republic of Bolivia won its independence! 189 years of hard struggle but it is OUR country, OUR REPUBLIC! Bolivia is a country where the majority of the around ten million people are of mestizo majority, of western civilization culture and mostly Christian society. With most…
Bolivian Flamingos
DESCRIPTION The James’s Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi), also known as the Puna Flamingo, is a South American flamingo, named for Harry Berkeley James. It breeds on the high Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. It is related to the Andean Flamingo, and the two are often placed in the genus Phoenicoparrus. It is…
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