Pagina Siete reports: Eight of the 12 centennial bells work only on Sundays and special dates. The rest, however, have not resonated for at least half a century. A view of the tower of the Minor Basilica of San Francisco where the bells are. Photos: SMC-GAMLP 50 years ago, the 12 bells of the Minor…
Tag: Bolivian heritage
Bolivia’s fires destroy ‘heritage’ rock art sites
AFP reports for France 24: Wildfires that have raged across forests and grassland in eastern Bolivia for weeks have destroyed rare rock art sites, archeologists announced Tuesday. “We believe that the damage is big and wide in terms of our heritage of rock art,” said Danilo Drakic, chief archeologist in the eastern Santa Cruz department….
Bolivian food reflects our mestizo roots!
Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: Bolivian food tastes like miscegenation in an anthology book Researcher Beatriz Rossells traces the history of gastronomy. Rescue native products and culinary traditions to explain their current reinvention. The researcher and historian Beatriz Rossells during the interview. That attempt of the Spaniards to disappear the indigenous culture during the…
Bolivia, a well-loved country, celebrated 194 years of freedom
Armando Mariaca writes in El Diario, picture from the internet: To feel that on August 6, the country celebrates another year of free and independent life, it should be for all Bolivians reason and cause to reformulate purposes that tend to love and serve it with greater force, with honesty and responsibility; but, unfortunately, this…
Bolivia’s identity in nine hats
Yvonne Leon reports for Los Tiempos: Each of the country’s departments has a particular hat with which the region is usually identified. The garments become the first skin, cover letter and identification of an era. Although there is not much literature that speaks exclusively of this garment, little by little there is an approach to…
National exotic food for extravagant tastes
Nicole Vargas reports for Opinion, photos after the first one are from the internet: Nationally, Bolivia has innumerable characteristics that make it unique in the world and captivate its own and strangers. Its unparalleled landscapes and natural landscapes are compared almost as much with its gastronomy, recognized on multiple occasions internationally. The mixture of flavors,…
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