El Potosi, Página Siete: The Potosí authorities decided to protect their heritage by submitting Ch’utillos to Unesco in the category of Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The controversy over the origin of the morenada had a positive effect: without political distinctions, the authorities of Potosí decided to postulate the Ch’utillos festival, including its dances, to the…
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Campaign seeks to raise awareness about the importance of birds and their habitats in Bolivia – Campaña busca concienciar sobre la importancia de las aves y sus hábitats en Bolivia
Hadiye Arriaza, Los Tiempos: This weekend the campaign “Sing, fly, fly like a bird!” Will be carried out, organized mainly by the Bolivian Platform for Action against Climate Change and the Ornithological Club of Cochabamba, through the use of birds as environmental health indicators. From this Friday, April 30 to May 2, different activities will…
2 condors released into Bolivian wild as probe held into mass poisoning
La Prensa Latina: Choquekota, Bolivia, Feb 23 (efe-epa).- Two female condors rescued in a rural Bolivian community were returned to their natural habitat on Tuesday after undergoing a rehabilitation process in the municipal biopark of La Paz and as an investigation is underway in the south of the country into the death of around 30…
Un corto animado rescata la leyenda del Salar de Uyuni – An animated short rescues the legend of the Salar de Uyuni
Wara Arteaga, Pagina Siete: After a half-year work, the short will be released on February 28 on the Google Meet platform, days later it will be broadcast on YouTube. According to the Andean oral tradition, the largest salt desert in the world was the result of a great love disappointment: the betrayal of the great…
Un gobierno retrógrada – A retrograde government
El Diario: They regret the government’s decision regarding tourists from Israel and the US The tourism sector regrets the government’s decision to reestablish a visa for citizens of the United States and Israelis, a decision that will reduce tourism from those countries to Bolivia, the most affected regions will be La Paz, Rurrenabaque and Uyuni….
Why Bolivia Should Be Your Next Wine Destination
Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler: And how you can start drinking Bolivian wine right now. In 2013, Montevideo, Uruguay hosted a blind wine-tasting contest. Tasters sampled tannat wines, made with a grape originating (but not universally beloved) in France, that is now a prized export of Uruguay. The surprise winner: a Bolivian wine. It was Bolivia’s first-ever grand…
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