Juan Jose Toro, Los Tiempos The first vaccination In the days before and after the founding of Bolivia, Antonio José de Sucre was a tremendously busy man. His voluminous correspondence, greater than Bolívar’s at that time, shows that he was the one who carried the greatest weight in the organization of the country. Among his…
Urkupiña: Tradition and religious Faith | Tradición y Fé religiosa
Juan Clavijo, Los Tiempos: La imagen de Urkupiña. | Daniel James Urkupiña, the festival of national integration THE HISTORICAL The date of August 15 that has gained notoriety and great importance in several countries of the world. Festivity that coincides with the celebration of the foundation of COCHABAMBA, held on August 15, 1571 by Cap….
Pilcomayo in peril | Pilcomayo en peligro
Editorial, Página Siete: Stop killing the Pilcomayo It is not new that the waste from Potosi mining, especially that practiced by cooperative members without any control or ecological awareness, is contaminating the Pilcomayo River, a source of life and food that runs through no more and no less than three countries: Bolivia , Argentina and…
Bolivian cuisine: ‘Uchuku aiquileño’
Nicole Wille Arzabe, El Deber: Cómo se prepara el ‘Uchuku aiquileño’ Es un plato fácil de preparar Ingredientes ½ kilo de pato, ½ kilo lengua de res, ½ kilo pollo criollo, ½ kilo de chuño, ½ taza de harina, 1 diente de ajo, 1 taza arroz, huevo duro para decorar, 4 papas imillas blancas, ½…
Los Tiempos in peril | Los Tiempos en peligro
Editorial, Los Tiempos: We won’t bend Los Tiempos has established a clear position regarding the cunning and harmful campaign of economic suffocation that has been applied against it: it will not be bowed down. In other words, this newspaper is aware that the purpose of these attacks is to curtail the right to freedom of…
Battles that led to independence – BOLIVIA – Batallas que condujeron a la independencia
UMSA: #UMSAremembers | Between 1809 and 1825 a series of battles took place that led to the independence of Bolivia. In this warlike conflict, patriots emerged, men and women who fought to free themselves from the Spanish yoke. We summarize some of the military confrontations that took place in that period: Battle of Chacaltaya (October…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 