By Ignacio Vera de Rada, Los Tiempos: Medinaceli: The Pain of Being Bolivian I finished reading “Let’s Dare to Be Bolivian: Life and Correspondence of Carlos Medinaceli” (Bolivian Popular Library of Last Hour, 1979) by Mariano Baptista Gumucio. I read Medinaceli at La Salle, when Prof. Nigma gave us “La Chaskañawi”, but it’s certainly different…
Tag: Bolivian heritage
Next dining destination | Próximo destino gastronómico
By Joe Yogerst, CNN: Why this is Latin America’s next dining destination Anticucho (beef heart brochette) with pinta boca potatoes and aji cream with peanuts at Ancestral in La Paz. Courtesy Patricio Crooker and Christian Gutierrez. CNN — Bolivia doesn’t seem like an obvious foodie destination. But the big, landlocked South American country is making waves in the culinary world via top-notch…
Tacana: an initiative led by indigenous women | una iniciativa de mujeres indígenas
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Seeking Market Tacana Brand, an initiative led by indigenous women, is making headway in various sectors with the use of technology. The Tacana communities offer crafts, jewelry, textiles, blouses, food items, shampoo, soaps, banana flour, and more under their own brand. Crafts and products from the Tacana people. Photo:…
The Jesuits’ musical legacy: A mission opera debuts in Bolivia | El legado musical de los jesuitas: Se estrena una ópera misional en Bolivia
By Phillip Alcon Ganir, S.J., America Magazine: Scott Loudon and his team filming his documentary, ‘Anonimo’ (photo courtesy of Scott Loudon) Like many other films that suffered financially during the Covid-19 pandemic, Scott Loudon’s documentary on the music of the Jesuit reductions in South America stalled. But the project never died. Loudon’s faith as a Protestant evangelical…
1886: expedition to Bolivian Chaco | expedición rumbo al Chaco boliviano
From Proyecto Tuja, FaceBook: In December 1886, an expedition departed from Sucre towards the Bolivian Chaco. Its objective: to cross the northern Chaco heading eastward to reach the banks of the Paraguay River. Among the group was the brave Florencia de Rivero. “We’ve struggled six times to cross this arid zone, but in vain. Our…
Recovering the gold and silver will be a “historical vindication” | Recuperar el oro y plata será “reivindicación histórica”
EFE, Los Tiempos: Nation Qhara Qhara: Recovering the gold and silver from the San José galleon will be a “historical vindication” Samuel Flores, one of the leaders of the Qhara Qhara nation, located in the Bolivian region of Potosí, told EFE on Tuesday that the gold and silver found in the Spanish galleon San José,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 