Local narratives – Chaco – Narrativas locales

Jessica Peñaloza Cladera, Translated byTeodora C. Hasegan, Global Voices: Creating new, local narratives on climate change in the Bolivian Chaco Young Indigenous journalists propose more representative coverage on climate change The group of workshop participants in Charagua. Photo by Jessica Peñaloza for Rising Voices. When the Bolivian media covers climate change in the Gran Chaco…

Independence war: Francisco de Paula Sanz

Correo del Sur: ADMINISTRADOR. Francisco de Paula Sanz, fue Gobernador Intendente de Potosí. | ADMINISTRATOR. Francisco de Paula Sanz, was Mayor Governor of Potosí. | AYUNTAMIENTO DE CARTAGENA HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF THE COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION Francisco de Paula Sanz, the royalist who ended up under a platoon in Potosí He acted…

Moscoso: WORLD RACQUETBALL WORLD CUP – CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL DE RAQUETBOL

Página Siete: THE CHUQUISAQUEÑO WON THE TITLE OF THE WORLD RACQUETBALL WORLD CUP, IN MEXICO Moscoso, the king of the world who worked eight years for the title “He had the possibility of going to other countries that offered him advantages, but despite begging for trips, he always chose Bolivia,” said the athlete’s father. “I’m…

Weavers are waiting to rewrite their history and rich culture | Tejedores están a la espera de volver a escribir su historia y su rica cultura

Correo del Sur: THE INCA PALLAY ASSOCIATION PROMOTES THE PRODUCTION OF THESE INTERLACED CHUQUISAQUEÑOS ‘Woven texts’: Yamparas tell their daily lives; Jalq’as, their dreams After the coronavirus pandemic, Jalq’as and Yampara weavers are eager to rewrite their stories with threads. They await the reopening of the stores –which, like unprecedented bookstores– help them market them…

Pilcomayo in peril | Pilcomayo en peligro

Editorial, Página Siete: Stop killing the Pilcomayo It is not new that the waste from Potosi mining, especially that practiced by cooperative members without any control or ecological awareness, is contaminating the Pilcomayo River, a source of life and food that runs through no more and no less than three countries: Bolivia , Argentina and…