By El Potosí: Commemorating that event, a reenactment was held yesterday at the Casa de la Libertad. The commemoration of the bicentennial of Bolivia’s declaration of independence entered its final stage this Thursday [7/10/2025], with the remembrance of the 200th anniversary of the installation of the General Assembly of Deputies of the Provinces of Upper…
Tag: Bolivian heritage
Motorless Carts: A Beloved Tradition Among the People of La Paz | Cochecitos sin motor: tradición adorada por los paceños
By El Diario: A truly local activity that brings families together through the handcrafted creation of vehicles and promotes healthy competition. In La Paz, “motorless carts” refers to a local tradition of racing gravity-powered vehicles, relying on the participants’ skill rather than motors. These races are a popular and cherished event among the people of…
A Gift of Art: Holguín’s Masterpieces Restored by the U.S. | Un Regalo de Arte: Obras Maestras de Holguín Restauradas por EE.UU.
By Opinión: Bicentennial: Bolivia receives restored works by Melchor Pérez de Holguín as a gift The works of the Cochabamba-born artist are an essential part of Bolivia’s cultural legacy, and his image appears on the 50-boliviano banknote. Four restored paintings by the renowned colonial painter Melchor Pérez de Holguín are the gift with which Bolivia…
The capital of flavor: Sucre inaugurates its coffee route | La capital del sabor: Sucre inaugura su ruta del café
By Iván Ramos, Periodismo que Cuenta; Erbol: TOURISM INITIATIVE Sucre smells like coffee. This is no metaphor. From its colonial terraces to the open domes of restored churches, the White City has begun to fill with the aroma of its history—slow-roasted and served in a hot cup. And like every good story, this one also…
ALONSO DE IBAÑEZ: THE CAPTAIN FROM POTOSÍ, LED FIRST LIBERTARIAN REBELLION IN AMERICA IN THE YEAR 1617 | CAPITAN POTOSINO, ENCABEZO PRIMERA REBELIÓN LIBERTARIA DE AMÉRICA EN EL AÑO 1617
By Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: ALONSO DE IBAÑEZ, THE CAPTAIN FROM POTOSÍ WHO LED THE FIRST LIBERTARIAN REBELLION IN AMERICA IN THE YEAR 1617, 200 YEARS BEFORE THE CRIES FOR LIBERTY OF MANUEL DE ZUDAÑEZ IN THE CITY OF SUCRE OR PEDRO DOMINGO MURILLO IN THE CITY OF…
Lost Tiwanaku temple unearthed in Bolivia reveals ancient Andes trade and ritual network | Hallazgo arqueológico de un templo perdido en Bolivia podría cambiar la historia de Tiwanaku
By Dario Radley, Archaeology News: Archaeologists have unearthed a previously unknown temple complex in Bolivia, belonging to the Tiwanaku civilization, one of South America’s oldest and most influential ancient cultures. The temple, built on a hill in the Caracollo municipality, approximately 215 km (130 miles) southeast of the main site at Tiwanaku near Lake Titicaca, was…
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