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…
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Héctor Garibay: El taxista más veloz de toda Bolivia | The fastest taxi driver in all of Bolivia
Mauricio Panozo, El Deber: Given the lack of help and economic resources, the Bolivian athlete must resort to daily work to survive with his family Hector Garibay is one of the most recognized athletes by the national population in recent times. He broke the national record in the marathon, he is a South American medalist…
Creative Market – Market Creativo
Las emprendedoras que estarán presentes en la actividad que promueve Market Creativo. The entrepreneurs who will be present at the activity promoted by Market Creativo. | Hernán Andia Edwin Fernandez, Los Tiempos: Creative Market bursts into force in Cochabamba With the slogan of promoting talent and the national economy, the twentieth version of Market Creativo…
In Bolivia, miners sacrifice llamas to appease ‘Lord of the Underworld’
Issued on: 28/02/2022 – 03:12Modified: 28/02/2022 – 03:10 Oruro (Bolivia) (AFP) – In a dimly lit mine shaft in Bolivia, a man sharpens two knives next to a table laden with offerings: wine, beer and coca leaves. Waiting nearby are five white llamas. The woolly animals’ blood and hearts are the preferred food of El Tio (The Uncle),…
Andean flicker (Colaptes rupicola) – Carpintero andino
Knowing our birds: The Andean Woodpecker Fig. 1. Yaca-yaca feeding on a beetle larva (Photo: M. Isabel Gómez). By: M. Isabel Gomez MNHN-Zoology Unit-Ornithology Section The species Colaptes rupicola, is a woodpecker that measures about 32 cm. The plumage of the mantle and the wings have a pattern of bars that help it to camouflage…
The eternal potato – La papa eterna
Nicole Pinto, El Deber: Chuño: The truth behind the eternal ‘potato’ Its production can take several days, between which the feet will be used as part of the process, resulting in a food that can last up to 10 years properly stored. Chuño is an ancestral food of Andean origin, widely consumed throughout the area…
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