By Deisy Ortiz, El Deber: One of the most anticipated celebrations is the patron saint festival in Porongo, where baptisms and processions are part of the program. / Photo: EL DEBER The festival revives traditions centered around fire, water, and spending time with loved ones. In rural areas, rituals such as bathing in rivers, cattle…
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Potosi: Sweet Tradition Endures | La dulce tradición resiste
By Rocío Ruíz, El Potosí: Potosí Celebrates Corpus Christi Despite the Crisis and Conflicts This Wednesday, the traditional Potosí pastry fair will begin, although products were already being offered in the market in the preceding days. The traditional Potosí pastry offerings ahead of the Corpus Christi holiday were already on Bolívar Street. EL POTOSÍ Potosí…
Roncal’s Musical Bridge | El puente musical de Simeón Roncal
By Iván Ramos, Erbol: The secret of Simeón Roncal: how the Bolivian cueca was born between charangos and sacred music Simeón Tadeo Roncal Gallardo did not only compose cuecas. He built a bridge—between the rhythms of northern Potosí, European classical music, and the baroque cathedral tradition that still resonated in Sucre. That combination—which today defines…
Baroque Festival Strikes a Global Chord | Festival barroco hace eco global
By El Deber: BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL Baroque music tunes up a new festival that invites audiences to experience something unforgettable APAC has organized the International Festival of American Renaissance and Baroque Music since 1996. It is held every two years with the aim of preserving and promoting the musical heritage written between the 17th and…
They find in Sucre an original replica of the Holy Face of Jesus | Encuentran en Sucre una réplica original de la Santa Faz de Jesús
By Abel Reynaga, Correo del Sur; Eju.tv: Historical data supports the authenticity of the relic that is in Santa Teresa One of the first three replicas of the original painting of the Holy Face or Holy Countenance of Jesus Christ—currently kept in the Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, in Rome, Italy—has been discovered…
Singani Takes the Stage | El singani toma protagonismo
By El Diario: It will take place from April 9 to 25 For 13 days, singani will shine at Bolivian Cocktail With the aim of promoting Bolivian singani, Bolivian Cocktail Singani is being organized, in which more than 10 bars and a similar number of bartenders will offer the public a series of drinks—mostly original…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 