El Diario: Missions of Chiquitos Festival Mercedes Papú was the protagonist of an unprecedented event, directing American musicians In the inaugural framework of the XIII International Festival of American Renaissance and Baroque Music “Misiones de Chiquitos”, the conductor Mercedes Papú, a native of Urubichá, a town in the Guarayos province, in the northwest of Santa…
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The Route of the Tin King – La Ruta del Rey del Estaño
Elvis Fuertes, El Potosi: Infraestructuras que fueron testigos del auge del Estaño – Miraflores, UNCÍA. Infrastructures that witnessed the tin boom – Miraflores, UNCÍA. Interior de una pulpería en Catavi, quedó totalmente desbaratada. LLALLAGUA. | Interior of a grocery store in Catavi, was completely destroyed. LLALLAGUA. Mina [Mine] Siglo XX. Monumento al Minero revolucionario y…
YUNGAS road
Travel, BBC: The world’s most dangerous road (Image credit: Harald von Radebrecht/Alamy) By Shafik Meghji A drive down Bolivia’s infamous “Death Road” takes travellers into a world where two resources have provoked fascination, misunderstanding and controversy for centuries: coca and gold. After cresting the 4,800m Cumbre pass, the trufi (shared taxi) plunged into a cloud of swirling mist….
Bolivian boy turns photographer on iconic salt flats — with help from a dinosaur – Niño boliviano se convierte a fotógrafo en icónico salar, con la ayuda de un dinosaurio
By Santiago Limachi and Marcelo Rochabrun Reuters, Union Leader, New Hampshire: SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia — On the otherworldly white salt flats of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, an 11-year-old boy has become a photography success taking quirky and creative pictures of tourists — with a little help from a blue plastic dinosaur toy. Piter Condori…
What is the relationship between Potosí and Don Quixote de la Mancha? – ¿Cuál es la relación entre Potosí y Don Quijote de la Mancha?
Juan Jose Toro, El Potosi: En el Día del Libro, le presentamos un texto al respecto de nuestro director de contenidos. En lomos de Clavileño. | In Clavileño loins. Sancho Panza se flagela. | Sancho Panza flagellates himself. Sancho Panza temía a los azotes. | Sancho Panza was afraid of whipping. Dos veces Potosí Acerca…
CHARQUINI: Receding Glacier ‘Doomed to Disappear’ – Glaciar en retroceso ‘condenado a desaparecer’
Reuters, USNews: In Bolivia, a Battle Over a Receding Glacier ‘Doomed to Disappear’ Mountain guides in the Cholita climbers group pass in front of a no trespassing sign during the inauguration of tourist season at the Charquini glacier, as scientists and climbers battle over the future of the controversial lure for tourists, outside of El…
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