Jesuit Legacy in the Bolivian Jungle: A Love of Baroque Music

Nicholas Casey for The New York Times: Jesuit Legacy in the Bolivian Jungle: A Love of Baroque Music Students played in a local orchestra concert last month. Baroque music is deeply embedded in the indigenous culture. CreditLena Mucha for The New York Times CONCEPCIÓN, Bolivia — The aging musical score wasn’t easy to read. It was…

The Jesuit Missions, a wonderful place in La Chiquitania!

If you have seen “The Mission” with Robert de Niro, you may have wondered how those churches look-like; well just go to La Chiquitania in Santa Cruz, Bolivia! Tatiana Sanabria writes for Pagina Siete: Churches of the Chiquitania maintained its Jesuit charm It would seem that the time stopped in the churches of the Chiquitania….