Pagina Siete reports: The National Museum of Art celebrates its 52 years The National Museum of Art, dependent on the Cultural Foundation of the Central Bank of Bolivia, will inaugurate tomorrow two exhibitions of recovery of the country’s artistic heritage, in two-dimensional formats in painting and contemporary photographs of recent acquisition and other collections of…
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Excavations to expose Tiwanaku’s greatness require a 50 year plan
I can not wait to see that greatness unveiled! It was Tiwanaku’s know-how that allowed the coming Inca Empire to show its magnificent architecture. If you recall seeing in Peru, some Inca’s ruins and those humongous walls with precise, intricate angles … well, those are Tiwanaku’s technology! The above opinion belongs to Bolivian Thoughts. EFE…
THE DYING ART OF THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL WEAVING: BOLIVIA!
Catherine Elton reports for ZY See Beyond: THE DYING ART OF THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL, SCARIEST WEAVING Why You Should Care These vibrant, otherworldly textiles from Bolivia are woven from dreams and chaos. But it’s a fading tradition. Agustina Churqui, a master Jalq’a weaver, sits working at a loom. On the upper part of it, thousands…
Gluten-free cookies are made from the best Bolivian quinoa
ABC News Radio reports: These gluten-free cookies are made from quinoa (NEW YORK) — If you’re gluten-free, you just might go gaga for these new gluten-free cookies. GoGo Quinoa makes gluten-free and vegan cookies from quinoa flour. The quinoa is sourced directly from Bolivia and all of GoGo Quinoa’s products are fully tested and certified…
Angels and devils battle it out at Bolivian festival: Señor del Gran Poder [Lord of the Great Power]
I picked this wonderful and colorful Bolivian folklore for today, as a tribute to the celebration of La Paz day! Opinion of Bolivian Thoughts. Monica Garcia reports for BBC: Angels and devils battle it out at Bolivian festival The festival is a fusion between indigenous traditions and Catholicism, as Monica García reports. The festival of…
Researchers identify two new ancient mammals in Bolivia dig
Phys.org reports: Researchers identify two new ancient mammals in Bolivia dig Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and two other universities have discovered the 13-million-year-old fossils of a pair of new species of extinct hoofed mammals known as “litopterns” from a site in Bolivia. The animals, which look similar to small moose or deer in…
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