By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: New Papacy Leo XIV visited Bolivia five times when he was a bishop, and on one of those occasions he wore a chullo and a poncho During his travels, Prevost visited the departments of Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, and Potosí. His goal was to get to know and…
Category: Potosi
A Bolivian “zombie” volcano continues to show signs of life | Un volcán “zombi” de Bolivia sigue mostrando signos de vida
By DW, Los Tiempos: The Uturuncu volcano, located near the border with Argentina. | DW The Uturuncu volcano is classified as a “zombie” because its last eruption occurred thousands of years ago. Now, scientists have documented an increase in its activity. What does this mean for people living in the area? A team of researchers…
The greatest predators must NOT be within 500 km of the Uyuni Salt Flat | Los mayores depredadores, NO pueden estar ni 500 Km cerca al Salar de Uyuni
By ANF, Eju.tv: Comcipo and peasant communities reject miners’ request to enter the Uyuni Salt Flat The Minister of Environment and Water, Álvaro Ruiz, clarified that the cooperative miners’ aspiration is not to enter the Uyuni Salt Flat to carry out exploitation work, but rather to operate in the surrounding areas. The Potosinista Civic Committee…
Use of water for lithium: What will quinoa producers live on? | Uso del agua para el litio: ¿de qué vamos a vivir los productores de quinua?
By Erbol: Ayllu Huatari and the use of water for lithium: What will quinoa producers live on? Great promises of economic well-being through lithium exploitation face an unavoidable reality: water—yes, enormous quantities of water are required to exploit this mineral. However, communities living in areas surrounding the Uyuni, Coipasa, and other salt flats, such as…
General Carlos Medinaceli: Original portrait of the victor of Tumusla | Retrato original del vencedor de Tumusla
By Juan José Toro Montoya*, Vision 360: The original portrait of the victor of Tumusla has appeared Official Medinaceli On the occasion of the bicentennial, his direct descendants from two lines arrived in Potosí; that is, from both his first and second marriages. Descendants of Medinaceli show the original painting. Photos: SIHP The bicentennial of…
“The one with the sweet mouth” | La “Miskki-Simi”
By Nelcy Ximena Quispe Colque, El Diario: The title is written in Quechua and, translated into Spanish, means: “The one with the sweet mouth.” It is a short novel written by Adolfo Costa Du Rels (1981), set in the arid context of the town of Uyuni, in the department of Potosí, Bolivia. An unfortunate town,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 