Bolivian Flight Attendant Who Survived Plane Crash Now a Model and Author

Latin American Herald Tribune reports: Bolivian Flight Attendant Who Survived Plane Crash Now a Model and Author LA PAZ – Former Bolivian flight attendant Ximena Suarez, the only woman to survive the 2016 crash of an airliner carrying Brazil’s Chapacoense soccer club, now parades down catwalks as a model and plans to publish a second…

Baroque Music Revives in Bolivia’s Chiquitania

Latin American Herald Tribune: Baroque Music Revives in Bolivia’s Chiquitania LA PAZ – In the 17th century, Jesuit missionaries used music to win the hearts and minds of Bolivian indigenous people, creating a musical tradition that has now been recovered by the Municipal Orchestra of San Jose Chiquitos and the Spanish ensemble MUSIca ALcheMIca. The…

XII Chiquitos Missions Baroque Music Festival begins!

El Deber reports: The Chiquitos Misiones Music Festival begins On the first day, 11 concerts were held at the headquarters of the Chiquitania and in the capital of Santa Cruz. The XII version of the Misiones de Chiquitos Music Festival was launched with 11 concerts in nine of the venues. The Choir and the Orchestra…

Bolivia reaffirms its lead in racquetball, we bathed in gold!

Nothing better than great news to start the week, even more so when coming from Chile! Kudos to these wonderful Bolivian racquetball players! The above is the happy opinion of Bolivian Thoughts, so I welcome them to The Hall Of Bolivian Fame! El Diario reports: Pan American Championship Bolivia bathed in gold in racquet The…