VoA reports: As they wait for a food seller to cook their food, members of a family pour a small amount of their drinks on the ground. Then, they each take a taste. The family is on vacation at Lake Titicaca in La Paz, Bolivia. The pouring is a small offering to Pachamama. In return,…
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Bolivia’s identity in nine hats
Yvonne Leon reports for Los Tiempos: Each of the country’s departments has a particular hat with which the region is usually identified. The garments become the first skin, cover letter and identification of an era. Although there is not much literature that speaks exclusively of this garment, little by little there is an approach to…
Miniature Fair in Bolivia: Alasitas 2019 – Jan 24 to Feb 24
El Diario reports: Alasita 2019 Tradition invites to dream today The Ekeko will be the central character in the inauguration of the Alasita 2019. Today [01/24/2019] the traditional fair of Alasita 2019 is inaugurated, a celebration of the miniature that will be attended by the citizenship, the municipal, departmental and national authorities, leaving “to fly…
Bolivia won the South America’s Leading Cultural Destination 2017
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Bolivia has certainly lots to offer to the world tourism, our amazing biodiversity, our rich heritage that reflects on all the differences we have among each other, which makes us a great place to visit. So, just to be clear: these awards came out as a result of what we are, not…
Tiny objects, big dreams in Bolivia festival: Alasitas
AP reports via The Oklahoman: Tiny objects, big dreams in Bolivia festival LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Thousands of working class Bolivians crowd the streets of La Paz every year to buy miniature cars, houses and wads of fake dollar bills representing their dreams of wealth. During the pre-Columbian tradition called the Alasitas festival, Bolivians…
Some Bolivians carry human skulls asking for favors
Reuters reports via CBS News: Bolivians carry human skulls asking for favors LA PAZ, Bolivia — Hundreds of Bolivians have carried human skulls adorned with flowers to a cemetery in the capital city of La Paz, asking for health, money, love and other favors. The devotees brought the skulls known as “natitas” for a short…
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