By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: La Paz: 33 artisans produce all kinds of footwear at the famous Tumusla Shoe Fair The artisans organized themselves and managed to set up a shoe fair with their own resources, where footwear for children, women, and men can be purchased in different styles and made with good-quality materials. The…
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Guaraní Art Comes to Life at the Artecampo Museum | El arte guaraní cobra vida en el Museo Artecampo
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…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 