Tess Eyrich reports for University of California Riverside: Anthropologist Plots New Use for Motion-Capture Technology UCR bioarchaeologist Sara Becker plans to use the cutting-edge technique to document traditional labors of indigenous Andean people RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — Jar Jar Binks and Gollum: Two characters hailing from entirely disparate cinematic universes, yet linked in perpetuity by…
Tag: Bolivian heritage
Non genetically modified, indigenous crops like these colored potatoes prevent diseases and are tastier!
Potato or Potatoe originally came from the highlands of South America. Therefore, Bolivia is also the source of this incredible and delicious food. We should follow the Peruvian lead and begin producing these non genetically modified food. Opinion of Bolivian Thoughts. El Diario reports: Colored potatoes prevent diseases Unknown outside the Andes, colored potatoes such…
Bolivian music and dance dictionary
Pagina Siete reports: They present the Bolivian music and dance dictionary Cover of the Encyclopedic Music and Dance Dictionary. Photo: Simón I. Patiño The authors Ramiro Gutiérrez and Edwin Iván Gutiérrez will present on Thursday the 24th, the book Encyclopedic Dictionary of Traditional and Folk Music and Dance of Bolivia, which contains 1,400 words that…
The cuisine of Bolivia and its good taste
Ivelisse Santos reports for El Caribe: The cuisine of Bolivia and its good taste The potato is one of the basic products of Bolivian cuisine. The country has more than 200 species. The cuisine of Bolivia is known for its great variety of dishes, which differ from zone to zone. With indigenous and Spanish roots,…
Baroque Music Revives in Bolivia’s Chiquitania
Latin American Herald Tribune: Baroque Music Revives in Bolivia’s Chiquitania LA PAZ – In the 17th century, Jesuit missionaries used music to win the hearts and minds of Bolivian indigenous people, creating a musical tradition that has now been recovered by the Municipal Orchestra of San Jose Chiquitos and the Spanish ensemble MUSIca ALcheMIca. The…
XII Chiquitos Missions Baroque Music Festival begins!
El Deber reports: The Chiquitos Misiones Music Festival begins On the first day, 11 concerts were held at the headquarters of the Chiquitania and in the capital of Santa Cruz. The XII version of the Misiones de Chiquitos Music Festival was launched with 11 concerts in nine of the venues. The Choir and the Orchestra…
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