News Track reports: IN BOLIVIA, CHRISTMAS IS CELEBRATED FROM CHRISTMAS EVE UNTIL EPIPHANY By Payal Dwivedi Most of the people of Bolivia are Catholic and several people go to a Midnight Mass service on Christmas Eve named the ‘Misa de Gallo’ (Mass of the rooster). At Midnight people like to let of fire-crackers! Families often…
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Bolivia won the South America’s Leading Cultural Destination 2017
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Bolivia has certainly lots to offer to the world tourism, our amazing biodiversity, our rich heritage that reflects on all the differences we have among each other, which makes us a great place to visit. So, just to be clear: these awards came out as a result of what we are, not…
La Paz, Bolivia guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
Sarah Gilbert writes for The Guardian: La Paz, Bolivia guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels High in the Andes, Bolivia’s de facto capital is having a moment, thanks to local artists, chefs and cafe owners on a mission to breathe new life into the historic centre. There are few cities…
Alasitas made to the Intangible Heritage List of the UNESCO
UNESCO reports [to watch a video with French captions, use the link at the bottom]: Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita Bolivia: Inscribed in 2017 (12.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity During the ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita, which begin on 24 January and last two…
Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle!
Claire Boobbyer reports for Independent: Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle! The recently released ‘Jungle’ biopic charts the epic survival story of an Israeli tourist who was lost for three weeks. Claire Boobbyer discovers the magic of Madidi for herself. The slender branches bounce with shrieking monkeys and barking blue-faced hoatzin, a prehistoric avian throwback. Spider, squirrel and…
Tannat Malbec from Tarija, Bolivia: is a superb wine!
David Williams’s wines of the week for The Guardian, excerpt pertaining Bolivia follows: Lesser known South American wines We are all very familiar with the wines of Brazil, Chile and Argentina, but what about Peru, Bolivia and Uruguay? Here … unusual but delicious bottles for you to sample … Campos de Solano [sic] Malbec Tannat,…
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