From MailOnLine: High in the Bolivian Andes, a tour of Aymara sacred sites By ASSOCIATED PRESS EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — At a gasp-inducing 13,000 feet-plus (4,000 meters-plus) above sea level, a post marks the spot where Andean gods are said to dwell at the foot of towering, snow-covered peaks. A group of “amautas,” or…
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Corruption in Bolivia through the cartoon lens
These cartoons displayed on Bolivian newspapers on 08/05/2016 expose Nemesia Achacollo, who has finally been brought to justice! Corruption under the coca grower caudillo, has sprouted to levels none seen before. This populist ochlocracy who has labelled itself [the indigenous] as the moral reserve of humanity could no longer cover its misfits! From El Dia:…
An ethnography of Bolivian Aymara traders in the global economy
A book by Oxford University Press: About the Book Based on years of fieldwork, this ethnography of the Bolivian Aymara trading system and its networks and economic strategies examines one of the most up-and-coming forms of indigenous entrepreneurship on the American continent, in a region where the indigenous population is still stigmatized for…
Bolivia’s ‘cholita’ climbers scale highest mountain yet: ‘I cried with emotion’
Reuters reports through The Guardian: Bolivia’s ‘cholita’ climbers scale highest mountain yet: ‘I cried with emotion’ Two years ago, 11 Aymara indigenous women who worked for mountaineers decided to do their own climbing and have since tackled five peaks near La Paz. For years, Lydia Huayllas, 48, has worked as a cook at base camps…
Bolivia’s indigenous bourgeoisie
From the Financial Times: Bolivia’s indigenous bourgeoisie Dec 5, 2014 : Bolivia has long been associated with poverty. But the tide is turning, and buildings constructed in the style of the ‘New Andean architecture’ are an increasingly visible sign of that change. The FT’s Andres Schipani reports. To watch the video, please click here. http://video.ft.com/3880182961001/Bolivias-indigenous-bourgeoisie/life-and-arts…
Another Bolivian gov scandal! more corruption!? Beni’s ghost town
El Dia reports: According to the CSUTCB Indigenous Fund gave money to a ghost town They gave Bs630.000 to an uninhabited community in Beni. Call for investigation. The Campesino Workers Trade Union Confederation of Bolivia (CSUTCB) verified that the Indigenous Development Fund for Native Farmers (Fondioc) disbursed Bs630,000 for a productive project in a community…
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