By Iván Ramos, Periodismo que Cuenta; Erbol: TOURISM INITIATIVE Sucre smells like coffee. This is no metaphor. From its colonial terraces to the open domes of restored churches, the White City has begun to fill with the aroma of its history—slow-roasted and served in a hot cup. And like every good story, this one also…
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The Padilla-Azurduy Couple | Los esposos Padilla-Azurduy
By JORGE GUILLERMO CALVO AYAVIRI (*), Correo del Sur: May 25 is also the date of the death of Juana, the guerrilla of the Americas. May 2025 is coming to an end, but we cannot remain indifferent to two historical events of a biographical nature that for many years have been cloaked in oblivion and…
Chuquisaca, cradle of liberty | Chuquisaca, cuna de libertad
Editorial Los Tiempos: Today, May 25, marks the 216th anniversary of the first cry for freedom in the Americas: the Chuquisaca Revolution, when in the streets of the city of Charcas, now Sucre, the process began in 1809 that would culminate 16 years later with the creation of the Republic of Bolivia. This year’s commemoration…
LUIS SOUX: Connected two departments and boosted Bolivian mining | Conectó dos departamentos e impulsó la minería boliviana
By Proyecto Tuja: LUIS SOUX: THE FRENCH VISIONARY WHO CONNECTED TWO DEPARTMENTS AND BOOSTED BOLIVIAN MINING A street in Potosí now bears his name. He was the French engineer Luis Soux Rider, who came to work in Bolivia in 1882 along with a group of professionals, following an invitation from mining entrepreneur Aniceto Arce. Soux…
Holy Week in Sucre: faith, art, and flavor in a city that sings the Passion of Christ | Semana Santa en Sucre: fe, arte y sabor en una ciudad que canta la pasión de Cristo
By Iván Ramos – Periodismo que Cuenta, Erbol: Holy Week in Sucre is much more than a liturgical commemoration: it is a holistic experience where faith, music, and popular culture intertwine in every corner of the historic center, declared a World Heritage Site. Throughout these sacred days, the city transforms into a stage of deep…
Simeón Roncal: Father of Bolivian cueca | Padre de la cueca boliviana
By Iván Ramos – Periodismo que Cuenta, Erbol: THEY PROPOSE TO MOVE HIS REMAINS Simeón Roncal, the father of Bolivian cueca, is still waiting to return to Sucre Roncal was born in Sucre in 1870. HIS LAST CUECA, THE LONGING TO RETURN HOME In the early years of his life, Simeón Tadeo Roncal Gallardo spent…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 