Paula Dear reports for BBC News: The rise of the ‘cholitas’ Bolivia’s “cholitas” are riding the crest of a resurgence that has seen them transform from being “maids of the middle classes” who were routinely stereotyped and discriminated against, to having real clout in the economic, political and fashion worlds. With their high bowler hats,…
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Bolivia carnival 2014, what to do and how to have fun!
For the Santa Cruz tourist or anyone interested, Saul Montaño reports for El Deber: Carnival tourism ‘made in’ Bolivia Oruro and Tarija are the major destinations for the holidays. Vallegrande make a difference with their celebrations. Here the options and their characteristics: Carnival may be a good reason to visit the country, to travel and…
Bolivia to have a new steel factory! About time!!!
Henrry Ugarte reports in El Deber: Las Lomas invests U.S. $ 10 million in steel factory The plant will serve domestic demand, will compete with foreign production, in 2015 will reach its maximum capacity of 36,000 tons of solid bars . The sector is satisfied. The business group Las Lomas Ltd. yesterday [2/8/14] put into…
Alasitas in Bolivia started yesterday, today January 25, 2014, in Corona, Queens!!
Miranda Shafer reports: Bolivian Immigrants Celebrate ‘Alasitas’ Festival By Making Big Dreams Small Blanca Morales pulls out bins of miniature statues of cars and houses and bags of money at her home in Corona, Queens for the upcoming Bolivian festival known as Alasitas. During Alasitas participants buy miniature representations of the things they want in the New Year with…
Interested in climbing Bolivian mountains, here is how!
Most of the world believes that Bolivia is a highland country, photos of our people living in mountains are mostly known, when in fact most of our territory is in the lowlands, in the Amazon basin, in the dry forest and Chaco region… for today we will just focus on our beautiful high mountains which…
Among TIME’s 13 gods of food, Bolivian Sergio Nuñez de Arco is No.3!!
Kudos to Sergio Nuñez de Arco and his brother Fabricio for allowing the rest of the world to benefit from our quinoa! I welcome them to The Hall of Bolivian Fame! The 13 Gods of Food By Howard Chua-EoanNov. 07, 2013 Sometimes, a decision in the kitchen of a fancy restaurant far, far away may end up…
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