Por Alex Rodway, CNN; Weny: “La Montaña que devora hombres.” Esta ciudad boliviana es el único lugar del mundo donde puedes comprar dinamita legalmente Giles Clarke/Getty Images vía CNN Newsource (CNN) — Seis turistas con cascos y overoles pesados están encorvados en un estrecho túnel de mina, con apenas espacio suficiente para arrodillarse. El guía…
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“WHAT WERE THE INGOTS FROM THE IMPERIAL CITY OF POTOSÍ LIKE, AND HOW CAN THEY BE IDENTIFIED?” | “¿CÓMO FUERON LOS LINGOTES DE LA VILLA IMPERIAL DE POTOSÍ Y COMO RECONOCERLOS?”
By Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: “NOW WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT REALLY HAS VALUE AND CHANGED THE ENTIRE WORLD: ‘SILVER INGOTS’”“PORTS, CITIES, VICEROYALTIES, ARMIES, TEMPLES, SHIPS, EMPIRES, PALACES, MAGNATES, DOLLARS, GLOBALIZATION—NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SILVER FROM THE IMPERIAL CITY OF POTOSÍ” “WHAT WERE THE…
146 years since the treacherous Chilean invasion of Antofagasta/Bolivia | 146 años de la artera invasión chilena a Antofagasta/Bolivia
By El Diario: Today marks 146 years since the Chilean invasion of Antofagasta On February 14, 1879, a significant event in Bolivian history occurred when the Chilean invasion of the port of Antofagasta was announced, marking the beginning of the War of the Pacific. 146 years have passed since that tragic episode, which deprived Bolivia…
The Cruceño Bicentennial | El bicentenario cruceño
By William Herrera Áñez, El Deber: On the bicentennial of the Cruceño people, we want to remember not only 200 years of independence but also their culture and historical roots. The town hall meeting held on September 24, 1810, in the “La Concordia” square decided to rebel against the Spanish Crown and proclaimed Santa Cruz’s…
History is somewhat different from what we were told | La historia es un tanto diferente a la que nos contaron
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: Sucre and His Intentions The call for the election of deputies to convene in an assembly, and perhaps the assembly itself, was nothing more than a reaffirmation of the will that Sucre had already expressed at the beginning of February 1825. Where was Antonio José de Sucre 200 years…
The long and winding libertarian birth of Upper Peru | El largo y sinuoso parto libertario del Alto Perú
By Raúl Rivero,, Brújula Digital: Sculpture representing Alejo Calatayud/Wikicommons Despite being on the brink of celebrating the 200th anniversary of the proclamation of the independence of Upper Peru, now the Republic of Bolivia, historians continue to delve into the causes that led the inhabitants of the former Audiencia of Charcas to wait 16 years from…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 