By Raúl Rivero, Brújula Digital: Although he initially considered returning to Bolivia with his most loyal troops to confront the uprising of the population of La Paz, Daza soon had to surrender to the evidence. Portrait of former President of Bolivia Hilarión Daza (1876–1879). Digital Archive photo. The figure and conduct of General Hilarión Daza…
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City of Encounter and Identity | Ciudad de Encuentro e Identidad 🌿🏙️
By Mauricio Quiroz, El Deber: Santa Cruz de la Sierra turns 465 with two places that sustain its identity and coexistence It is Bolivia’s most populated city, with a density of 5,845 inhabitants per km² and a metropolitan population exceeding 2.3 million people. Beyond the figures, it is a city that beats from its center….
Remembering Santa Cruz’s Independence | Recordando la independencia de Santa Cruz
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: Our Brief Independence Nine years had passed since the head of the great Argentine Ignacio Warnes had been severed by the edge of the sword of the “ferocious” brigadier Francisco Xavier de Aguilera when, at last, Santa Cruz became free and independent. At dusk on February 14, 1825, Colonel José…
Bolivia Will Be Camba | Bolivia será camba
By Jorge Patiño, Brujula Digital: An unexpected dialogue with one of Santa Cruz’s most prestigious intellectuals, Carlos Hugo Molina, has returned me to reflection on one of our country’s transcendental national problems: the role of Santa Cruz in the political development of Bolivia. In this introductory sentence, I want to call attention to four concepts that are not there…
Sernap: The Andean Condor lives in 14 protected areas | El cóndor andino habita en 14 áreas protegidas
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: The Andean Condor lives in 14 protected areas, reports Sernap on the National Day of the Species The executive director of Sernap, Cecilia Miranda, emphasized that its ecological role as a scavenger bird is fundamental for the sanitary balance of high-Andean ecosystems, and that its figure holds a deep spiritual…
Nataniel Aguirre: Man of letters and of action | Hombre de letras y de acción
By Raúl Rivero, Brújula Digital: As his biographer aptly describes him: “Fate did not wish to grant him a better time in which only his talent might triumph. To be a writer back then? Impossible! One had to throw the pen beside the prayer books and take up the sword.” Portrait of Nataniel Aguirre. Photo:…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 