Ryan Cashman, TastingTable: Volcanic Rocks Are The Key To This Traditional Bolivian Soup Many of us may be familiar with the European folktale of “Stone Soup.” According to William Rubel, in an essay written for Stone Soup Magazine, the origins of this folktale — in which a clever man outwits those around him who are…
Category: Tourism
Camba utensils – Utensilios cambas
Juan Manuel Ijurko, El Deber: Do you know these cambas utensils? We test your knowledge Oriental crafts keep alive many elements that were part of everyday life in Santa Cruz. Do you know them? Who has not resorted to a saó hat to dance while the tamborita sounds? The Santa Cruz traditions are reactivated in…
Tradition – Tradición
Los Tiempos: La leña y el fuego son parte de la vida cotidiana de estas amables cocineras de la zona de Potrero, en Bella Vista, que mantienen vivas las tradiciones gastronómicas del valle. | Firewood and fire are part of the daily life of these friendly cooks from the Potrero area, in Bella Vista, who…
Soap – Isotoubo – Jabón
Gina Justiniano Cuellar, El Deber: Did you know that the isotoubo, the tree that turns into soap, is a tree native to Santa Cruz? It is not a fable, it is an act of magic of nature that occurs on Santa Cruz soil These are not barber talks, there really is a tree native to…
Crash damages 1685 wooden door – Un choque daña una puerta de madera de 1685
Jorge Soruco, Página Siete: A VAN HIT AND MISALIGNED THE ENTRANCE TO THE SANTA TERESA MUSEUM IN POTOSÍ The previous week a vehicle hit one of the wooden gates of the Museum and Convent of Santa Teresa, which caused damage to the hinges. These were installed in 1685. According to data provided by personnel from…
Qhochala chola hat | Sombrero de chola qhochala
Violeta Soria, Opinion: The qhochala chola hat survives in time; women from 5 municipalities bet on him “It still exists!” Exclaims a woman who passes by the sidewalk of Estaban Arce street almost Jordan, where the Boston hat shop exposes it behind her window. The traditional hat of the Cochabamba chola, the one with a…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 