Pagina Siete reports: The entrance of the Virgen del Carmen in pictures Today in the morning, after a procession led by the mayor of El Alto, Soledad Chapetón, began the traditional parade in devotion to the Virgen del Carmen. . . The July 16 neighborhood, dressed their finery to welcome the more than 15,000 dancers….
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More than 200 children are trained as small wildlife rangers
El Diario reports: More than 200 children are trained as small wildlife rangers More than 200 children between 8 and 12 years old are trained as wildlife rangers, through training workshops for the care of wild animals in the Malls zoo, according to Councilwoman Andrea Cornejo. [pic came from the internet] According to the mayor’s…
Abandoned steam train graveyard in Bolivia, in pictures
From The Telegraph: Abandoned steam train graveyard in Bolivia, in pictures In the heart of southern Bolivia lies a mysterious train graveyard, where the skeletons of British steam locomotives and carriages rust away on the edge of the world’s largest salt flats. The graveyard contains over 100 steam locomotives and rail cars which been dumped…
Singani: Bolivia’s oldest spirit is the newest cocktail craze
Rachel Nania reports in Wtop: Singani: Bolivia’s oldest spirit is the newest cocktail craze WASHINGTON — Looking for a way to shake up your summer soirees? Singani could be the key to your success. Singani (sin-GAH-nee) is the national spirit of Bolivia, where it’s been made for more than 500 years. Like pisco, singani is…
Homestays and rural ways: Flora Baker savours Bolivia – in pictures
Flora Baker for The Guardian: The food and colours of working life in the Andean foothills are captured in these images snapped while undertaking voluntary work. I’m a travel writer from London who spent 18 months volunteering in South America. In Bolivia, I volunteered at a rural library project in the village of Morado K’asa,…
The elegance of Bolivian “cholitas” reaches the Big Apple
EFE reports in Fox News Latino: The elegance of Bolivian “cholitas” reaches the Big Apple The elegant clothing style of the La Paz “cholita,” the emblematic indigenous Aymara woman who is the cultural icon of La Paz, will be seen for the first time during Fashion Week in New York this September. The famed New…
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