By Visión 360: Throughout his career, the artisan has designed rattles shaped like ships and televisions, as well as armadillos, teeth, and vintage vehicles. Artisan David Ibañez in his rattle workshop. Photo: Courtesy. “As long as I have strength, I’ll keep making rattles. I don’t know how to do anything else, and I don’t want…
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“The Vibrant Heart of Santa Cruz” | María José Céspedes Melgar | “El corazón vibrante de Santa Cruz”
By El Escribidor, Facebook: THE UBOLDI PELADINGA… She arrived with a beautiful treasure in her hands. Something that will mark her for life. She’s still too young to fully grasp the greatness of what she’s experienced, considering she’s still a child. The Uboldi peladinga… She brought back from her journey a little gold fish, a…
“Awayus,” Indigenous Life-Carrying Textiles | Los “awayus”, los textiles indígenas transportadores de vida
By Gina Baldivieso / EFE, Vision 360: “Awayus,” Indigenous Life-Carrying Textiles, Regain Value in Bolivia “Memories of the awayu and llijlla: protectors and carriers of life” is the title of the exhibition inaugurated at the National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (Musef) in La Paz. The director of the Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (Musef),…
10 dishes for Holy Week, flavored with tradition | 10 platos para Semana Santa, con sabor a tradición
By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: Some recipes were lost due to cost Representing the 12 apostles who accompanied Jesus at the Last Supper, the traditional dishes of the holiday boast Bolivian flavor. Fish is one of the main ingredients of the occasion. PHOTO: YouTube Holy Week arrives, and both believers and non-believers start planning a…
Por qué algunos viajeros estadounidenses están eligiendo Bolivia en lugar de Brasil | Why Some American Travelers Are Choosing Bolivia Over Brazil
Por Story by Marcel Kuhn, M.Sc., MSN: Experiencias culturales únicas ©wikimedia Bolivia es un verdadero tesoro de riqueza cultural que ofrece a los viajeros estadounidenses la oportunidad de sumergirse en experiencias auténticas. Con más de 30 grupos étnicos distintos, los visitantes pueden involucrarse en las vibrantes tradiciones, coloridos festivales y cocinas únicas que definen a esta…
Bolivia: its music and dances without a pre-Columbian past | su música y danzas sin pasado… precolombino
By Franklin E. Alcaraz, El Dia: Talking about music and dances in this pre-electoral period and during a severe crisis (the government says there is no crisis—should we laugh or cry?) may seem untimely and inappropriate, but we will do it because, as my wife says, it’s better now, “before we forget” (the topic). On…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 