From MailOnLine: High in the Bolivian Andes, a tour of Aymara sacred sites By ASSOCIATED PRESS EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — At a gasp-inducing 13,000 feet-plus (4,000 meters-plus) above sea level, a post marks the spot where Andean gods are said to dwell at the foot of towering, snow-covered peaks. A group of “amautas,” or…
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Meet the Cholita Wrestlers Beating Down the Patriarchy in Bolivia
Lauren Evans writes in Broadly: Meet the Cholita Wrestlers Beating Down the Patriarchy in Bolivia Cholitas, the indigenous women of Bolivia, are pile-driving their way into the previously male-dominated sport of wrestling, skirts and all. It’s Sunday afternoon in El Alto, Bolivia, and sun is streaming through the grit-streaked windows of the city’s Multifunctional Center….
High Aspirations: Freddy Mamani and his cholets
From The New Yorker: High Aspirations Photographs by PETER GRANSER Introduction by JUDITH THURMAN The Bolivian architect Freddy Mamani Silvestre doesn’t have an office, use a computer, or draw formal blueprints. He sketches his plans on a wall or transmits them orally to his associates. Since 2005, Mamani and his firm have completed sixty projects…
Bolivian Carmen Rosa: The fearless cholita wrestler
From Sounds and Colors: CARMEN ROSA: THE FEARLESS CHOLITA WRESTLER By Ellen Gordon: The indigenous Aymara people have been discriminated against since colonial times and make up the second largest ethnic group In Bolivia. The Aymara’s knowledge of the land, ability to adapt to modernisation, and extensive trading networks have ensured their survival even when…
Was he acting as a union leader or as a country’s president?
To me, the reaction of current Bolivian president fits within the union’s ‘culture’ in Bolivia. People in the board of a syndicate can not be fired, they are asked to leave because they were not hired, they were elected. When that happened, many people said the president lacked managerial skills, why he had to embarrass…
Ana Maria Vera and Classic Bolivia Foundation
We are fortunate that Ana Maria Vera decided to stay in Bolivia for a longer period of time. She is pushing for the Classic Bolivia Foundation and to place our country in the international music arena. Pagina Siete reports: In an unforgettable evening, the famous Bolivian-Dutch pianist Ana Maria Vera dazzled El Alto audience with a…
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