By RJ Wolcott and Sarah Lehr, for the Lansing State Journal: Museum. “It’s the ethical thing to do, and it’s consistent with the United Nation’s treaty on the rights of indigenous people.” The mummified remains were donated to the university in 1890 by Fenton McCreery, whose father, William, was then United States consul to Chile. The body was…
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Bolivian money 101: What was the first banknote of Bolivia?
From Bolivia.com: In 1867, Bolivia had its first bill and this is the true story that few know. The history of the first banknotes of Bolivia. Photo: BCB The history of Bolivian, as it is known today, in the form of bills and coins, began in 1867, 42 years after the founding of the country…
They deliver the regulation of the Law of the Bolivian cueca
Pagina Siete reports, photo from the internet: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism delivered yesterday the “Specific Regulation to the Law of the Bolivian cueca” which aims to “regulate cultural policies for the safeguarding, research, revitalization, preservation, protection, dissemination, promotion and training of the Bolivian cueca.” The central act was held in the Plaza Murillo…
Ministry of Cultures recovers 70 religious pieces of four epochs
Gabriela Alanoca reports for Pagina Siete: The objects date back to the seventeenth century and the majority corresponds to the Tata Santiago. The rooms of the Casa del Artista were occupied yesterday by sculptures of saints and objects of silverware, which were rescued by officials of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, from a house…
Miracles and legends of the Lord of the True Cross, patron of Potosí
Laura Paz reports for Pagina Siete: The Lord of the True Cross, the image appeared in 1550. Photos Laura Paz Leaño España The image is cataloged as the oldest of the Catholic Church in Bolivia and the second in Latin America. Appeared in 1550, in the convent of San Francisco de Asís. The testimonies of…
Bolivia History 101: Santa Cruz!
Paula Peña writes in El Deber: The project of the patriots for Santa Cruz The Governorate of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, founded in 1560, was the guardian of the frontier of the Spanish empire in this part of America. The rivers Iténez and Paraguay marked the confines between Spain and Portugal. From the city…
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