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),…
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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…
Ministra de Culturas dice que se evaluará suspensión del Carnaval de Oruro – Minister of Cultures says that the suspension of the Oruro Carnival will be evaluated
Pagina Siete: The Health Minister announced meetings with Oruro authorities to assess the situation of the fourth wave of the pandemic. Due to the increase in infections by Covid-19 at the national level, the Minister of Cultures, Sabina Orellana, reported that the possibility of suspending the Oruro Carnival is being analyzed. Orellana recalled that the…
Empoderamiento de las mujeres – Women empowerment
Pagina Siete: Cholitas climbers go to the top of Sajama Three cholitas climbers from the Maya organization began a journey to bring a message of empowerment to women. Dora Magueño, 56, Ana Lía Magueño and Flora Chura left the city of La Paz for the town of Sajama. There they had a picnic and later…
Oruro – Carnaval 2022
Los Tiempos: The first invitation of the Oruro Carnival will be on November 7 and will have 25 thousand dancers After the organizing institutions of the Oruro Carnival and the Sedes will confirm the completion of the devotional entry and carnival of the year 2022, the president of the Oruro Folklore Ensemble Association (ACFO), Jacinto…
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