Michaela Vargas reports for Remezcla: In October 2019, Bolivia took center stage in the news as mass protests and social division exploded over the contested presidential election. Bolivia’s first high profile Indigenous president, Evo Morales, was nearing the end of his near 14-year presidency and sought re-election. Mass protests and violence ensued and Morales obtained asylum…
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Bolivia arrives at exhibition in Paris with Aymara architecture and fashion
AFP reports for Pagina Siete: Ana Palza will be accompanied by the well-known Aymara dressmaker Bertha Acarapi and other seamstresses. Bolivia will arrive at “Geometries of the South: From Mexico to Patagonia”, an exhibition of the Cartier Foundation that will be inaugurated next Sunday in Paris, hand in hand with the Chola fashion, typical clothes…
CAN ELIANA PACO MAKE TRADITIONAL BOLIVIAN ATTIRE CHIC?
ZY – See Beyond reports: CAN SHE MAKE TRADITIONAL BOLIVIAN ATTIRE CHIC? Why You Should Care Because high fashion and traditional ways don’t always mix. Eliana Paco’s mother has always worn the traditional clothing of the Chola Paceñas, as the Aymara women of La Paz are known, and she has worked sewing it and selling it within…
Bolivian Cholitas’ wrestlers impact Milan Fashion Week!
Excerpt pertaining Bolivia follow from Telegram.com: By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press MILAN — Milan designers are breathing fresh air into Milan Fashion Week, quite literally. Many fashion houses are showing their collections outdoors this season, or at least throwing open the windows on their grand palazzi venues, betting on Mother Nature with open-air shows….
Javier Sánchez: The work of a Bolivian tailor who arrived to Armani, Italy
Erbol reports via Pagina Siete: Javier Sánchez: The work of a Bolivian tailor who arrived to Armani, Italy The Bolivian took his work to Monte Napoleone Street, the most famous street in the world for fashion. Javier Sebastián Sánchez is a 46-year-old tailor from La Paz who left Bolivia to escape the economic crisis and…
Bolivia ranks as fifth Country to Visit this 2017!
From Rough Guides: Top 10 Countries to Visit With annual visitor numbers barely reaching a million, it’s safe to say the world has yet to discover Bolivia. Make 2017 the year you explore one of South America’s most overlooked destinations. Trekking through the astounding biodiversity of the Bolivian Amazon, blazing through the surreal salt flats…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 