El Diario: “Bolivia, the Republic” through an exhibition In the exhibition, there is the mantle of Bolívar, a piece of invaluable historical and symbolic value. The Casa Nacional de Moneda (CNM), part of the Cultural Foundation of the Central Bank of Bolivia, inaugurated the temporary exhibition “Bolivia, the Republic” in the Inés Córdova Temporary Exhibition…
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Bolivian musician chosen as the best at an Italian festival | Boliviano es elegido mejor músico en festival de Italia
By Dayana Flores, Opinion: Adett Pinto Gemio, director of the group Expresión Boliviana, won the award due to his outstanding performance on the zampoña and quena. “Bolivia wins again in Europe (…).” This was the enthusiastic message with which the group Expresión Boliviana announced that their director, Adett Pinto Gemio, received the award for best…
Enrique Arnal = MoMA NY
By Alissya Guerrero, Brújula Digital: Work by Bolivian artist Enrique Arnal is part of the permanent collection at MoMA in New York Second Threshold by Enrique Arnal. Photo: MoMA The painting “Second Threshold” by Bolivian artist Enrique Arnal has been incorporated into the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York,…
Grand Feast of San Roque – TARIJA – Fiesta Grande de San Roque
By Denisse Rojas, Opinion: Tarija has everything ready to celebrate the Grand Feast of San Roque With an extensive program that includes solemn masses and cultural, artistic, and gastronomic activities, the religious festival is celebrated from August 16 to September 10. The Great Fiesta of San Roque de Tarija will welcome over 10,000 devotees on…
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By Denisse Rojas, Opinion: Pilgrimage to Calvary: The Path that Unites Thousands The approximately 15-kilometer journey from the Cathedral of Cochabamba to the Cota hill marks the end of the grand national festival. Another of the main activities during this festivity is the pilgrimage to Calvary. Also known as the walk, it is performed as…
Food in Potosi | 1830 | Comida en Potosí
The following piece is from “Proyecto Tuja” (Facebook), the link at the end is from the orignal book by Edmond Temple: “Magnificent observer, the Englishman Edmond Temple (Knight of the Royal Order of Carlos II) left for posterity a chronicle of his passage through Potosí in 1830. We extract some fragments from the book and…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 