Metro.co.uk reports: By Rachel Anderson, Rachel Anderson is a journalist travelling South America. She has previously worked for Sky News and Channel 4 News. Tuesday 12 Dec 2017 2:00 pm Does swimming with pink dolphins in the Amazon or dreamlike cloud forests plucked out of Jurassic Park sound like your thing? I’m pretty sure that…
Tag: Bolivian heritage
Bolivia won the South America’s Leading Cultural Destination 2017
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Bolivia has certainly lots to offer to the world tourism, our amazing biodiversity, our rich heritage that reflects on all the differences we have among each other, which makes us a great place to visit. So, just to be clear: these awards came out as a result of what we are, not…
La Paz, Bolivia guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
Sarah Gilbert writes for The Guardian: La Paz, Bolivia guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels High in the Andes, Bolivia’s de facto capital is having a moment, thanks to local artists, chefs and cafe owners on a mission to breathe new life into the historic centre. There are few cities…
Tsimané of Bolivia: Parents in a Remote Amazon Village Barely Talk to Their Babies—and the Kids Are Fine
Dana G. Smith writes for Scientific American: BEHAVIOR & SOCIETY Parents in a Remote Amazon Village Barely Talk to Their Babies—and the Kids Are Fine Ignoring a Western child-rearing practice does not seem to matter for the Tsimané of Bolivia In 1995 a landmark study (pdf) found that children whose families were on welfare heard…
Alasitas made to the Intangible Heritage List of the UNESCO
UNESCO reports [to watch a video with French captions, use the link at the bottom]: Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita Bolivia: Inscribed in 2017 (12.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity During the ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita, which begin on 24 January and last two…
Torotoro: Bolivia’s best kept secret!
Kyra reports for Reishonger: Torotoro: Bolivia’s best kept secret! Do you want a great beautiful place where few to no tourists are, but where you are more than welcome? Then go to Parque Nacional Toro Toro : Bolivia’s upcoming backpack spot where you can see caves, gorges, rock formations and dinosaur trails. The people in the town of…
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