By El Deber: Carmen Paz, artisan Workshops are offered in the city — a chance to touch with your own hands a legacy that has withstood time: it’s about culture, identity, and resistance. Every Tuesday, a corner of Santa Cruz becomes a gateway to one of the oldest and most beautiful textile traditions of Bolivia’s…
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Rattles with Soul: David Ibañez, the Artisan Who Brings Faith to Life with Wood and Tradition | Matracas con alma: David Ibañez, el artesano que da vida a la fe con madera y tradición
By Visión 360: Throughout his career, the artisan has designed rattles shaped like ships and televisions, as well as armadillos, teeth, and vintage vehicles. Artisan David Ibañez in his rattle workshop. Photo: Courtesy. “As long as I have strength, I’ll keep making rattles. I don’t know how to do anything else, and I don’t want…
“Awayus,” Indigenous Life-Carrying Textiles | Los “awayus”, los textiles indígenas transportadores de vida
By Gina Baldivieso / EFE, Vision 360: “Awayus,” Indigenous Life-Carrying Textiles, Regain Value in Bolivia “Memories of the awayu and llijlla: protectors and carriers of life” is the title of the exhibition inaugurated at the National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (Musef) in La Paz. The director of the Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (Musef),…
Tacanas of Capaina Baja and Their Story of Chocolate with a Taste of Hope | Tacanas de Capaina Baja y su historia de chocolate con sabor a esperanza
By Marisol Alvarado, Vision 360: They were affected by fires Mura Vita Vita is the name of the enterprise driven by seven partners from the Tacana indigenous community, located in the municipality of San Buenaventura, in the department of La Paz. A community member cuts the leaves of a cacao tree. Photo: CIPTA – Practical…
Iconic ceramic miniatures | Icónicas miniaturas de cerámica
By Gina Baldivieso, EFE, Brujula Digital: An ode to the father of the “t’ilinchos,” the iconic ceramic miniatures “Walter Melendres Quiso. The great master ceramist” is the name of the exhibit inaugurated at the National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore. The Aymara ceramist Walter Melendres poses in his workshop in El Alto. Photo: EFE The…
The gold jewelry business is revived, and exports soar | Revive el negocio de la joyería de oro y las exportaciones se disparan
By DANIEL ZENTENO, La Razon: As of November 2024, the United Arab Emirates accounted for 96% of purchases of Bolivian gold jewelry. A goldsmith in his workshop. The gold jewelry sector experienced significant growth in 2024. After a 2023 marked by low figures and limited markets, jewelry exports reached $168.4 million by November 2024, compared…
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