Today is Potosi’s anniversary, celebrating 203 years of freedom, and I saw no better way to commemorate my beloved city but to share an interesting article that will be housed in Bolivia 101: The Basics. Juan Jose Toro Montoya writes in Los Tiempos: One coin 1622. The galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha departed from Callao,…
Category: Potosi
National Geographic Traveller’s first choice is… of course! One of OUR own!!
Undeniably, Bolivia has the best scenery to offer worldwide tourists, this time the first choice is Uyuni salt plains, Potosi – Bolivia!! So… go there and enjoy! http://natgeotraveller.co.uk/where/south_america/234863/ And… there is more from the National Geographic Traveller!! On the terrace of his smallholding in Colonia Copacabana, in the heart of coffee country, Celso Mayta shows…
BOLIVIA again nominated for the Latin Grammy!
Nicole Nostas reports for El Deber: BOLIVIAN PRIDE Bolivia fights for its first Latin Grammy Charango player [Charanguista], Eddy Navia is nominated for the second time to the most important Latin music awards. On November 21st, we will know if he manages to make history. [The first Bolivian who won a Grammy was Jaime Laredo…
Colonial churches continue to be the center of Bolivian festivities
Carla Hannover writes for Pagina Siete: ACCORDING TO A STUDY, THESE TEMPLES ARE THE AXIS OF THE COMMUNITIES Colonial churches continue to be the center of the festivities Heritage. Despite their social and heritage value of these buildings, they are in a serious state of deterioration and in recent months they have become the target…
Pollution threatens Bolivian youth!
ERBOL reports: Mining pollutes water They detect lead in the blood of some children in Tupiza They detected the presence of lead in some children, in District 3, in the municipality of Tupiza, the Department of Potosi, which is of concern to several families, said Norma Moreno, Member of the Comite Octubre Azul [October Blue…
Do Bolivians live in a lying country?… since when?!
Juan Jose Toro Montoya writes in Los Tiempos: Lying Country Talk about the sad role that the National Institute of Statistics (INE) had in the last census is already useless. The INEfficiency of the INE subtracted its credibility, period. From here forward, we will not believe it as before. But, beyond that truth, the truth…
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