The Charango Museum, one of the best works of Ernesto Cavour

Maite Lemus reports for Pagina Siete, and today been our National Day, what better way than to celebrate with this special news: Maestro Cavour created Los Jairas, founded the Bolivian Society of Charango and made other contributions that place him in a great place of Bolivian culture. Ernesto Cavour Aramayo, musician, singer-songwriter, creator of musical…

Tarija chooses saice as her flag dish

Los Tiempos reports: Tarija’s department chose saice as its flagship dish, and presented it today [7/28/2019] at a gastronomic and artistic fair in that city. “We greet and congratulate Tarija for the election of her flag dish, it was a joint effort that lasted approximately four months between the government, the municipal government of Tarija,…

Bolivian gastronomic complexity and complication

Andrés Rodriguez reports for La Razon: ‘Anthology of Bolivian gastronomy’, by Beatriz Rossells edited by the Bicentennial Library, will be presented on July 30 at the Japanese Garden of La Paz. ‘Antología de la gastronomía boliviana’, obra de Beatriz Rossells Perhaps one of the most difficult questions they have asked any Bolivian abroad is the…

In the abandonment, the church of San Andrés de Machaca deteriorates

Pagina Siete reports: In 2016, the Mayor’s Office asked the Ministry of Culture for authorization to repair the atrium. They have not answered yet. Despite being part of the historical and cultural heritage of Bolivia, the temple of San Andrés de Machaca presents serious damages. Municipal authorities tried to carry out the maintenance of the…

We’re Convinced Bolivia is the Most Magical Place on Earth

Kayla Becker writes in Fodor’s Travel: Bolivia will put you under its spell. Endless Martian landscapes and white salt flats rolling past your window—this is how Boliviabewitches you. You’re crossing the Andean desert in a 4×4 and it’s a bumpy ride, but as the sun sets, you forget that part. Your guide leans back to tell…