Edwin Fernández Rojas, Los Tiempos: Adela, the life story of Bolivia’s emblematic writer Today marks the birth of the once outstanding Cochabamba poet Adela Zamudio (1854-1928) and, to commemorate that event, the Argentine writer César Maffeí will present tonight (7:00 p.m.) Adela, his first literary production inspired by the author considered to be the pioneer…
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Who gave the right to vote to Bolivian women? | ¿Quién dio el derecho al voto a las mujeres bolivianas?
Ivone Juárez, Página Siete: Malú, Ana Rosa, Eduvigez… the suffragettes who inherited the vote to Bolivian women At the beginning of 1920 they burst into debate about the condition of “minor” of women. They considered that the right to vote was the pass to achieve their civil and legal rights. They chose the pacifist struggle…
Bartolomé Arsánz – Potosí
Juan José Toro Montoya, El Potosi: David Aruquipa y Saulo Mariscal Bellido. All the winners. | Todos los ganadores. Painted chronicle The winning painting of “Emerging Artists” recreates a narration by Arsánz The painting impresses at first sight. It does not seem painted in our time but in the century it represents, the XV. That…
Chaco war: Boquerón
Ignacio Vera de Rada, El Diario: Boquerón, nine decades Exactly ninety years ago, in September ’32, a handful of few men resisted under the severe order not to shoot if it wasn’t at an accurate target. Without water, without food, with the wounded unattended and the dead buried improvised, tempted to eat the only pack…
A continental Bolivian | Un boliviano continental
Editorial, Correo del Sur: Times change in such a way that it is not an exaggeration to say that, throughout our history, Bolivians have been Germanic and Spanish and, in a sub-regional context, we have also been Peruvians and people from the River Plate. Let us explain the reason for these temporary demonyms: the first…
Christ of the Vera Cruz is Patron saint of Potosí | Cristo de la Vera Cruz es patrono de Potosi
Juan José Toro, El Potosi: See why the Christ of the Vera Cruz is the patron saint of Potosí We offer you texts, photos and video with the history of the revered image. Laura Leaño’s photos. The importance that has been assigned to San Bartolomé, as a consequence of the disproportionate growth of the Ch’utillos…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 