Civics from 8 regions ratify the civic strike in defense of 21F

El Deber reports: Civic leaders from eight regions, except Pando, met and ratified the civic strike for December 6 in defense of the referendum vote of February 21, 2016 Fernando Cuéllar, president of the Civic Committee for Santa Cruz, said on Thursday that the citizens of eight regions, except Pando, have ratified the civic strike…

Bolivian wines: delicious surprises!

Dave McIntyre reports for The Washington Post: If you haven’t tasted Bolivian wines, you’re in for some delicious surprises Wine fiends — those who not only enjoy or love wine, but spend an inordinate amount of time and energy talking, debating, reading, blogging and posting about it — often decry the “globalization” of wine. They…

How could we describe what really means to Be Bolivian?

Pagina Siete rightfully describes who we are: In the sights Be Bolivian We Bolivians are hard-working, enterprising people, of fortitude [ñeque], as they say in La Paz. But, just as we have that virtue, we are owners of a horrible defect: we do not like to comply with the law. All generalization is bad, but…

THE DYING ART OF THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL WEAVING: BOLIVIA!

Catherine Elton reports for ZY See Beyond: THE DYING ART OF THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL, SCARIEST WEAVING Why You Should Care These vibrant, otherworldly textiles from Bolivia are woven from dreams and chaos. But it’s a fading tradition. Agustina Churqui, a master Jalq’a weaver, sits working at a loom. On the upper part of it, thousands…