On the razor’s edge

Editorial from El Diario, picture from the internet: The fate of the country is, at the present time, in a delicate situation in which its destiny will be inclined to progress or backwardness. The objective conditions of that reality have been laid bare in the electoral stage that is under development, amid contradictory conditions. The…

It will take two centuries to reverse the destruction to Bolivia’s landscape

Vaishnavi Behl reports for Condé Nast Traveler: As Amazon burns, another disaster is unfolding in Bolivia With the world’s attention turned towards Brazil’s blazing Amazon, forests in neighbouring Bolivia are silently burning. One million hectares of forest land have been destroyed, largely due to uncontrolled slash-and-burn farming. Per experts, more than two years’ worth of damage…

HBO Latino Snaps up Bolivia’s ‘Muralla’ by Gory Patiño (EXCLUSIVE)

Anna Marie de la Fuente reports for Variety: In its continued bid to provide a diverse range of films from Latin America, HBO Latino has acquired U.S. pay TV rights to Bolivian Gory Patiño’s thriller “Muralla” from Alfredo Calviño of Habanero Film Sales. “Muralla” was Bolivia’s official entry to the 2019 Oscars and Golden Globes. Back home,…

Bolivian food reflects our mestizo roots!

Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: Bolivian food tastes like miscegenation in an anthology book Researcher Beatriz Rossells traces the history of gastronomy. Rescue native products and culinary traditions to explain their current reinvention. The researcher and historian Beatriz Rossells during the interview. That attempt of the Spaniards to disappear the indigenous culture during the…