Mirtha Muñoz: A 70 year old Bolivian grandmother conquers ‘Death Road’

Reuters reports for The Economic Times: A 70 year old grandmother conquers Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’ 1/5 The ‘death road’ of Bolivia Bolivia´s “Death Road” might seem an odd place for a septuagenarian grandmother on two wheels. The world´s most dangerous road spirals skyward nearly 11,000 feet, from the country ´s lowland jungles to the snow-capped…

Nike Releases Neon “B2-Fera” React Element 55 Inspired by Bolivian Culture

Emily Engle reports for Hypebeast: The tropical colorway designed by Fera Schmidt will drop August 19. Bolivian fashion designer Fera Schmidt of ICETEES recently teamed up with Nike and its WeAreCultivator program, an initiative that aims to further highlight the stories of Nike collaborators. The result of this particular collaboration is a tropical neon green React Element 55 that draws…

Bolivia’s Dellien Quit Tennis Three Years Ago; Now He Faces Tsitsipas In Paris

ATP reports: 25-year-old faces Tsitsipas next at Roland Garros Years before Bolivian Hugo Dellien made Grand Slam history for his country on Sunday at Roland Garros, he had quit tennis. In December 2016, after moving twice years earlier to follow his dream of becoming a professional tennis player, Dellien wanted to return home and train in Bolivia. But…

Running in Bolivia

Oliver Balch reports for The New York Times: At just shy of 4,000 meters, my wheezing lungs and leaden legs remind me that I’m in foreign territory in every sense. The teenager running alongside me, Luz, doesn’t say much. She is focused, her head dead straight, her stride landing rhythmically on the tarmac highway. Luz…

Moscoso reigns at the Bolivia American Iris Grand Slam Open

Edwin Fernadez reports for Los Tiempos: “Wanting is power” reads an old adage that fits exactly the deed of Conrad Moscoso, who won the title of singles in the Bolivia American Iris Grand Slam Open, which lowered the curtain yesterday at the sports complex of Sarco. Reaching this feat was not easy, because the Bolivian…