By Brujula Digital: Combos for the Oruro Carnival range from Bs 800 to Bs 2,800 Travel agencies in La Paz offer several options depending on length of stay and services. A diablada fraternity at the Oruro carnival / ABI archive The Oruro Carnival is perhaps the country’s greatest tourist attraction in terms of intangible heritage…
Tag: Bolivian heritage
Oruro: Evolution of the Diablada Mask | Evolución máscaras de la Diablada
By Juan Gonzáles, Red Uno; Eju.tv: Carnival 2026: This Is How the Diablada Mask Evolved The masks or face coverings of the Diablada are icons of Bolivia’s Oruro Carnival, crafted by artisans who represent the constant struggle between good and evil. A Red Uno team arrived in the city of Oruro to recall the origins…
Sernap: The Andean Condor lives in 14 protected areas | El cóndor andino habita en 14 áreas protegidas
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: The Andean Condor lives in 14 protected areas, reports Sernap on the National Day of the Species The executive director of Sernap, Cecilia Miranda, emphasized that its ecological role as a scavenger bird is fundamental for the sanitary balance of high-Andean ecosystems, and that its figure holds a deep spiritual…
Nataniel Aguirre: Man of letters and of action | Hombre de letras y de acción
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:…
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….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 