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,…
Tag: Bolivian cuisine
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…
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…
Tourism 101: Lonely Planet’s Bolivia: South America’s diverse and intriguing jewel
More than 40-thousand dancers and musicians take part in the annual Festival of the Feast of the Lord of Power through the streets of Bolivia’s capital each May. Superlative in its natural beauty, rugged, vexing, complex and slightly nerve-racking, Bolivia is one of South America’s most diverse and intriguing nations. ADVENTURE Bolivia is not for…
A unique tour of Bolivia, from cathedrals and markets to the world’s first salt hotel
Mary Miers reports for Country Life: Laguna Colorada (red lagoon) is aptly named. Its startling red colours derive from both dissolved red mineral deposits and algae; these contrast with blinding white white borax deposits. Located in the Bolivian altiplano, close to Chile, this is one of South America’s most beautiful salt lakes. Its flamingo and…
Chili [ají], the spicy face of Bolivia
El Dia reports: Options “El Chicotillo” is positioned as one of the hottest in Bolivia. Among the sweetest, are the “Asta de Toro” and the red pepper of San Julián. Chili permeates the palates of the world thanks to Bolivia. This is how renowned chef Marko Bonifaz defines this product grown in the municipality of…
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