Bolivian cuisine 101: Seven traditional dishes for Easter

This Easter, Pagina Siete had the great idea to describe Bolivian food of this important event in Catholic lives: THE CATHOLIC MENU PROHIBITS RED MEAT CONSUMPTION Seven traditional dishes for Easter The Easter menu has peculiarities in each region. Although tradition dictates that there should be 12, seven dishes are prepared on Good Friday. Although…

From Bolivia with love, MERRY CHRISTMAS 2012!!

Best wishes to you dear reader, hope you accomplish your goals, live happily with your loved ones and help Bolivian citizens to be more competitive, efficient and with more self-esteem, we deserve better!! Luis Guereca writes for Los Tiempos: Christmas traditions in spite of the influence of Andean traditions are still preserved in some municipalities…

Feliz día de Reyes!! Happy King’s – Wise King’s Day!!

In Bolivia and most of Latin America, this is the day we celebrate the arrival of the Three King’s (Tres Reyes Magos), Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar to Bethlehem. Little Jesus was offered gifts: Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. Over 40 years ago in Bolivia, this was the day that children received their Christmas gifts, unfortunately a tradition that is…