By El Deber: Written by Carlos Medinacelli, February 1941 What was the environment and historical moment in which don Modesto Omiste was born? Omiste was born, according to the baptismal record published by his most documented biographer, Luis Subieta Sagárnaga, in June 1840, a time during which two decisive events must be taken into account…
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40 Years Later: Harvard and Bolivia’s Cyclical Crises | A 40 años de distancia, Harvard y las cíclicas crisis bolivianas
By Raúl Peñaranda, Brujula Digital; Harvard returns to the center of Bolivia’s economic debate, 40 years after Sachs’ historic plan. Today, economist Hausmann leads a new analysis to confront the crisis. As in 1985, the university offers ideas, but decisions rest in Bolivian hands. Marcelo Claure addresses the audience at Harvard. Behind him stands Professor…
The Padilla-Azurduy Couple | Los esposos Padilla-Azurduy
By JORGE GUILLERMO CALVO AYAVIRI (*), Correo del Sur: May 25 is also the date of the death of Juana, the guerrilla of the Americas. May 2025 is coming to an end, but we cannot remain indifferent to two historical events of a biographical nature that for many years have been cloaked in oblivion and…
THE PULPERÍAS: ONE OF THE CAUSES OF COMIBOL’S BANKRUPTCY? | LAS PULPERIAS: ¿UNA DE LAS CAUSAS DE LA QUIEBRA DE COMIBOL?
By Tuja Project, Facebook: (From the book: “Images of the Industrial Revolution”, edited by Pascale Absi and Jorge Pavez O.) Through the pulperías, mining companies supplied their workers with food and basic necessities at prices below market rates. It was a way to recover part of the workers’ wages, since they in fact spent up to…
“Carabineros de Bolivia”
By Soldados de Bolivia, Facebook: Carabineros Unit, on Saavedra Avenue (now Estado Mayor), in La Paz, in the late 1930s The Carabineros institution in Bolivia was founded in January 1937. At that time, the government merged the Security Police with the riflemen regiments to create a new corps called “Carabineros of Bolivia,” inspired by the…
211 Years Since the Battle of La Florida | 211 años de la batalla de La Florida
By Marcelo Añez Mayer* Ideas Textuales; Eju.tv: As some of you may know, 211 years ago, on May 25, 1814, within the framework of the American War of Independence, a very important battle was fought here in Santa Cruz, Bolivia: the Battle of La Florida. The town of Florida is located about 70 km southeast…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 