By Gina Baldivieso, EFE, Brujula Digital: An ode to the father of the “t’ilinchos,” the iconic ceramic miniatures “Walter Melendres Quiso. The great master ceramist” is the name of the exhibit inaugurated at the National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore. The Aymara ceramist Walter Melendres poses in his workshop in El Alto. Photo: EFE The…
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Alasitas: Bolivia’s festival of miniatures and dreams
EFE, La Prensa Latina: La Paz, Jan 16 (EFE).- Casa de Murillo museum in Bolivia’s capital is hosting a show about the origin of Alasitas, a curious heritage festival of miniatures and dreams which has been linked to the indigenous insurrection of 1781. The exhibition features a huge old painting of the uprising depicting Hispanic…
What Is Alasitas And Why Do Bolivians Celebrate It?
Apeksha Bagchi reports for Latin Times: Do you know what everyone’s life long dream is, beyond the shackles of rationalism and logic? It is to just wish for things and voila! You get it- be it a new house, that promotion you have been eyeing for quite some time now, or that coveted designer black…
Miniature Fair in Bolivia: Alasitas 2019 – Jan 24 to Feb 24
El Diario reports: Alasita 2019 Tradition invites to dream today The Ekeko will be the central character in the inauguration of the Alasita 2019. Today [01/24/2019] the traditional fair of Alasita 2019 is inaugurated, a celebration of the miniature that will be attended by the citizenship, the municipal, departmental and national authorities, leaving “to fly…
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…
Tiny objects, big dreams in Bolivia festival: Alasitas
AP reports via The Oklahoman: Tiny objects, big dreams in Bolivia festival LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Thousands of working class Bolivians crowd the streets of La Paz every year to buy miniature cars, houses and wads of fake dollar bills representing their dreams of wealth. During the pre-Columbian tradition called the Alasitas festival, Bolivians…
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