Juan Jose Toro, El Potosi: “El Escorial de América” turns 249 this July 31. Have you ever imagined what Potosí would be like without its Mint House? Thinking of the Imperial Villa without its impressive architectural monument is almost impossible, since it would be as much as imagining it without its Cerro Rico. The building…
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Oruro: Historic bell tower | Histórico campanario
El Deber: They restore the historic bell tower of the Cathedral of Oruro It was supported by the United States Cultural Preservation Fund. Among other historical events, it witnessed the arrival of Simón Bolívar In 2021, the Cultural Preservation Fund of the United States chose to support the restoration project of the 19th century bell…
Colegio Pichincha, Potosí
Juan José Toro Montoya, El Potosi: Portada del colegio Pichincha. | Facade of the Pichincha school. El decreto que dio lugar al funcionamiento del Pichincha. | The decree that gave rise to the functioning of Pichincha. Bolívar se afeitó el bigote en Potosí. | Bolívar shaved off his mustache in Potosí. Guardia de honor del…
They open funerary museum in the “street of pneumonia” | Abren museo funerario en la “calle de la pulmonía”
El Potosi [to watch video in Spanish, no subtitles/para ver video en español, use este link]: The Potosi Funeral Culture Interpretation Center contains original and imitation bone remains to explain the funerary culture and its different periods. Sara Soto Miranda, responsible for the interpretation museum of the underground crypts, which is in the subsoil of…
Women in the fight for independence | Mujeres en la lucha por la independencia
Jorge Quispe, Página Siete: From Juaristi Eguino to Manzaneda, the revolt of the 16th also wore skirts They led the insurgents on the battlefield, carried messages despite the risk, and even gave their fortunes to the cause. Women were decisive in the struggle for independence. Tomasa Murillo, the eldest daughter of Pedro Domingo Murillo, fought…
Potosí: History of water | Historia del agua
Juan José Toro · El Potosí: Well find recalls long history of water When Potosí was born, it did not have a distribution system for the liquid element. As expected, the maintenance and renovation works in the second Mint House gave rise to a discovery, this time of a well that would have been covered…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 