By Vision 360: End-of-year festivities Municipalities have prepared schedules that include parades, dances, the lighting of giant trees, and millions of colorful lights. Christmas lights on a street in Cochabamba. Photos: APG and Jhersson Soria Sandoval The Christmas atmosphere is already felt in several Bolivian cities, where local governments have planned activities ranging from parades…
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Bolivian plaster crafts that renew Christmas in Argentina and Peru | Las artesanías en yeso bolivianas que renuevan la Navidad en Argentina y Perú
By Daniela Romero, EFE; Vision 360: 24 years of history The workshop of the Alanoca Nina family is in the city of El Alto, where the spaces are organized for the different processes required for the crafts. Photograph from December 10, 2024, of Olma Nina holding a figurine of the Baby Jesus in the ‘Alaski’…
Southern Bolivia! Six destinations for Christmas tourism | ¡Sur de Bolivia! Los seis destinos para hacer turismo de Navidad
By Opinion: Traditional dance performances, Christmas food, and seasonal music are part of the packages offered to tourists for celebrating the holidays. Christmas, a time of peace and love, and vacations with loved ones; and what better way to spend it than by discovering new places in Bolivian territory, such as the six Christmas tourist…
Época navideña no logra reactivar el comercio pese a ofertas; ventas bajan un 25% y los precios suben | Christmas season fails to boost commerce despite discounts; sales drop by 25% while prices rise
Por Juan Carlos Fortun, El Deber: Un economista explicó que la baja de compradores y el pedido de rebajas se debe a la disminución del poder adquisitivo de las personas que se debe a diferentes factores como la inflación, depreciación de la moneda y un estancamiento de los ingresos. La crisis económica también golpea a…
Christmas Eve Bolivian food! – ¡Comida boliviana de Nochebuena!
Alissya Guerrero, Brújula Digital: What do Bolivian families eat on Christmas Eve? Photo/Pexels The picana [cattle prod], the turkey or the suckling pig are some of the foods that Bolivian families usually prepare on Christmas Eve to share with the family at midnight after the arrival of the Child Jesus and also, in some cases,…
Christmas Message for Defenders of Freedom | Mensaje Navideño para los Defensores de la Libertad
Jaime Dunn De Avila: This Christmas, as the lights illuminate our homes and the festive spirit fills the air, it is time to reflect deeply on the times we live in. Throughout the year, we have witnessed government coercion, ineptitude, and overwhelming statism that has undermined freedoms, fundamental pillars of our society. Christmas calls us…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 