Tanya Imaña Serrano, El Deber: Empowered woman with a skirt: Elena competed in ‘trail running’ in preparation for climbing Everest Elena Quispe is one of the 14 Climbing Cholitas. Last weekend, she tried something different: a run in the mountains of Samaipata Elena Quispe likes challenges. Although racing is not part of his daily activity,…
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Mountaineers return to the reality of the coronavirus in Bolivia after 46 days – Montañistas vuelven a la realidad del coronavirus en Bolivia tras 46 días
Yolanda Salazar reports for La Vanguardia: Mountaineers return to the reality of the coronavirus in Bolivia after 46 days La Paz, Mar 30 (EFE) .- A group of mountaineers spent 46 days in different peaks of La Paz in a training course without a signal, without the Internet and without knowing the measures taken by…
Takesi, pre-Columbian jewel of Yanacachi
El Diario reports: Tourism The Takesi is one of the oldest routes left in Bolivia and dates back to pre-Inca times The pre-Columbian Takesi road, treasure of Yanacachi in the south Yungas in La Paz, will be promoted soon by means of a plan promoted by the Tourism Promotion Committee of that municipality, the representative…
Torotoro: Bolivia’s best kept secret!
Kyra reports for Reishonger: Torotoro: Bolivia’s best kept secret! Do you want a great beautiful place where few to no tourists are, but where you are more than welcome? Then go to Parque Nacional Toro Toro : Bolivia’s upcoming backpack spot where you can see caves, gorges, rock formations and dinosaur trails. The people in the town of…
Bolivia’s ‘cholita’ climbers scale highest mountain yet: ‘I cried with emotion’
Reuters reports through The Guardian: Bolivia’s ‘cholita’ climbers scale highest mountain yet: ‘I cried with emotion’ Two years ago, 11 Aymara indigenous women who worked for mountaineers decided to do their own climbing and have since tackled five peaks near La Paz. For years, Lydia Huayllas, 48, has worked as a cook at base camps…
Huayna Potosi is SO beautiful!
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: Charms of the Huayna Potosi on a climb Nestled in the Cordillera Real, one of the prodigious chains of the Andes of Bolivia, Huayna Potosi, imposes its presence with indescribable landscapes that can be admired as it moves through paths of stone and snow leading up to its highest…
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