Gilka Azurduy Alarcón y María Esther Ramírez Pérez, El Potosi: Get to know some lady accessories from the colonial period Some can still be seen in a temporary exhibition at the Casa de Moneda [Mint House]. How did the women of Charcas dress in the colonial period? Going back, let’s look at these accessories from…
Tag: Bolivian heritage
Bartolomé Arsánz – Potosí
Juan José Toro Montoya, El Potosi: David Aruquipa y Saulo Mariscal Bellido. All the winners. | Todos los ganadores. Painted chronicle The winning painting of “Emerging Artists” recreates a narration by Arsánz The painting impresses at first sight. It does not seem painted in our time but in the century it represents, the XV. That…
A continental Bolivian | Un boliviano continental
Editorial, Correo del Sur: Times change in such a way that it is not an exaggeration to say that, throughout our history, Bolivians have been Germanic and Spanish and, in a sub-regional context, we have also been Peruvians and people from the River Plate. Let us explain the reason for these temporary demonyms: the first…
Christ of the Vera Cruz is Patron saint of Potosí | Cristo de la Vera Cruz es patrono de Potosi
Juan José Toro, El Potosi: See why the Christ of the Vera Cruz is the patron saint of Potosí We offer you texts, photos and video with the history of the revered image. Laura Leaño’s photos. The importance that has been assigned to San Bartolomé, as a consequence of the disproportionate growth of the Ch’utillos…
Hot sauce – Llajua
EFE, Página Siete: “LlaqwART 2022” presents the six best llajuas in the country Olga Rojas from La Paz won first place in “fresh” and Saida Vargas from Beni in the “dry” category. A festival brought together this Sunday the best in the country in making llajua, the emblematic hot sauce that traditionally accompanies Bolivian meals…
Volcanic soup – K’alapurka
Ryan Cashman, TastingTable: Volcanic Rocks Are The Key To This Traditional Bolivian Soup Many of us may be familiar with the European folktale of “Stone Soup.” According to William Rubel, in an essay written for Stone Soup Magazine, the origins of this folktale — in which a clever man outwits those around him who are…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 