Tag: history

Shames of Chile and Bolivia

Humberto Vacaflor writes in hoybolivia.com: Shames of Chile and Bolivia According tells Alcides Arguedas, a serious historian, after the invasion of the Bolivian coast, Chile sent a message with a German tinge, in the words of Ambassador Abraham Konig, in saying: “The coast is rich and worth millions, we already knew it. We keep it…

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Bolivian independence: The Battle of Chicaloma

Jose Alberto Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: The Battle of Chicaloma The Revolution of July 16, 1809 triggered the formation of the first independent government of America, against the actions of Spain. Then, the Viceroy of Peru, called a realist, winding and bloody military, Jose Manuel de Goyeneche, to quell the uprising subversive…

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Do Bolivians have an identity?

Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: The Bolivian A discussion that is part of the social and political debate of the last thirty or forty years in Bolivia, especially since the time of the visibility of the “kataristas” cultural currents, refers to the need to find or define the identity of Bolivia. All reflection struggled…

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Bolivian History 101: Marshal Andres de Santa Cruz

Jose Alberto Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: Marshal Andres de Santa Cruz One of the most representative of the liberation wars in Latin America figures, is the Gral. Andrew de Santa Cruz and Calahumana, son of a Spanish nobleman, Don Jose and Santa Cruz Villavicencio and daughter of the Chief of Huarina, Juana…

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Finally stable and opening up to the world.

The New York times has just published: And OUR beautiful Bolivia has been ranked 8th!!! Finally stable and opening up to the world. Bolivia’s days of relentless transportation strikes and roadblocks are mostly behind it. And travelers who try out the now tourism-friendly infrastructure will be rewarded with new attractions once they arrive. Claus Meyer’s…

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