By Raúl Rivero, Brújula Digital: As his biographer aptly describes him: “Fate did not wish to grant him a better time in which only his talent might triumph. To be a writer back then? Impossible! One had to throw the pen beside the prayer books and take up the sword.” Portrait of Nataniel Aguirre. Photo:…
Tag: Bolivian heritage
Sucre is Juana Azurduy’s Birthplace | Juana Azurduy nació en Sucre
By Erbol: Wikipedia corrects Juana Azurduy’s origin and reaffirms her birth in Sucre Illustrative image taken from the internet Wikipedia, the world’s most consulted digital encyclopedia, has updated one of the most debated historical facts about Juana Azurduy de Padilla: her birthplace. The platform now states that the heroine was born in the city of…
The Captain Who Played the Anthem with a Machine Gun | El capitán que tocaba el Himno con su ametralladora
By Juan Alberto Quiroz, Facebook: THE CAPTAIN WHO PLAYED THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WITH HIS MACHINE GUN IN THE MIDDLE OF COMBAT “How beautiful it is to fight for the homeland… how beautiful it must be to die defending it.” There is a story buried in the dust of the Chaco that you need to know….
Flavors of Abundance at Alasita | Sabores de abundancia en la Alasita
By Visión 360: From the plato paceño to api with pastel: the flavors that never miss at Alasita Each dish, both sweet and savory, is a hope that nothing will be missing from the table in the coming year. The foods eaten at Alasita. Photos: Red Uno, Opinión, and social media. Alasita, declared Intangible Cultural…
Ekeko, the fourth Wise King | El Ekeko, el cuarto Rey Mago
By Francesco Zaratti for Alasitas: From the little moon, its satellite After a bombing, a fragment of papyrus has come to light in a tomb near the Gaza–Egypt border, and it was promptly analyzed, deciphered, and interpreted by a joint Israeli–Arab–Christian commission. Chemical analysis made it possible to date the manuscript to the end of…
Alasita of the Bicentennial: Miniatures That Sustain Hope | Alasita del Bicentenario: miniaturas que sostienen la esperanza
By Ramiro Sánchez, Eju.tv: Every January 24, when the clock strikes noon and the bells ring in La Paz, thousands of people gather around the Alasita Fair to do something that, at first glance, might seem like a child’s game: buying miniature objects. Yet behind those tiny houses, banknotes, vehicles, professional degrees, or passports, one…
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