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Cholitas Wrestling
La Paz, the highest capital city in the world, is home to the luchadoras cholitas who are very popular and have had great success. These Aymara...
 
 Interview with “El Raperro”: A personality who awakens consciences in Bolivia
Our interview with one of the creators of the personality "El Raperro," Matilde Quiroga introduces us to the group and its objectives: What is...
Tantawawas and achachis: a bolivian tradition expressed with bread
The last week of October brings All Saints' Day to many places on earth. Each family in Bolivia prepares a table with fruit, candies, beverages,...
 
Bolivian Street Art
Bolivia is marked by a belief in the Pachamama (Mother Earth), a cruel history of colonization and enslavement, a mixture of different ethnicities...
Markets in Bolivia
There are many markets in Bolivia, in both the cities and the towns. The market that is traditionally known in Europe, where food is mainly sold,...
 
"Tinku" Origins and ritual transformations
Tinku is a thousand-year-old ceremony that is held in the Andean regions of Bolivia (actually in the departments of Potosí and Oruro). The...
Andean gold: alpaca fiber
Even though synthetic fibers have revolutionized the textile industry during the second half of the 20th century, natural fibers, such as alpaca...
 
La Comédie - a ship that crosses oceans of flavors and aromas …
La Paz has many traditional tourist attractions, but above all, visitors to La Paz city can enjoy high-quality international restaurants. One of the...
IntegrArte 2012
From August 4th to the 9th, the city of Sucre was host to the 9th IntegrArte Fair.

IntegrArte was started by the OEPAIC...

 
The folkloric processions of the Lord Jesus of Great Power
On June 2 one of the most anticipated festivals in the city of La Paz took place, the folkloric processions of the Lord Jesus of Great Power...
Dried Bolivian foods
One of the legacies left by the pre-Colombian cultures, like the Tiwanaku and Inca, is food drying. This is a process to preserve food that can be...
 
 Bolivia, the country where Baby Jesus is dressed in aguayo
Christmas celebrations in Bolivia, between gifts, decorations and hugs, are not very different from others around the world; Catholic families...
 Biennial International Art expo, SIART 2011
The seventh Biennial International Art expo, SIART, takes place from October 12th through November 12th. This event has been held in La Paz since...
 
The Ñatitas festival – a macabre tradition that is growing all the time.
The culture in La Paz (or Paceña) is a mix of indigenous and Catholic traditions. Paceños celebrate Christmas with great faith and make...
Che Guevara in Bolivia
Ernesto Guevara (1928-1967) The man known worldwide as Che Guevara, he was born in Rosario, Argentina on July 14, 1928. He studied...
 
Challa; Andean ritual
Challa is a ceremony of reciprocity with the Pachamama that is based on the act of watering the earth or other material asset with alcohol and...
Pachamama: Mother Earth
The Pachamama is the highest divinity of the Andean people since she is concerned with fertility, plenty, the feminine, generosity and ripening...
 
Syncretism
The Catholic religion was the official religion of Bolivia until 2009 when the New Bolivian Constitution was approved and Bolivia became a...
Cocaine
When the white man dares to try the coca leaf, it will have the opposite effect that it has on you. The juice that is strength and life for...
 
The coca leaf in Andean societies
Coca is a plant native to South America that plays an important role in Andean societies. In addition to its medicinal value (stimulant, anesthetic,...
New Year's Eve in Bolivia
In Bolivia, as in many parts of the world, January first is celebrated as the first day of the new year. The celebration begins on the night of...
 
 Aymara Culture
The aymara culture is a pre-inca culture which gave birth to the Tihuanacota empire which extended over the altiplano from the 5th century BC to the...
ALL SAINTS DAY in Bolivia
On November first, all countries that follow the Catholic tradition celebrate this day in honor of all saints, including those that are not yet...
 
Che and his passage through Bolivia
Believe it or not, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the famous anti-imperialist guerilla commander from the 70s, ended his fight and his path in Bolivia....
Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
Alpaca is a domestic variety of the camelid family. It was domesticated 7000 years ago by Andean shepherds. The ancestors of the alpaca are the...
 
Aguayo, traditional weave
The real Aguayo (native aguayo) is a hand made weave used by women from the Plateau ofPeru and Bolivia. Each woman has her own aguayo. It can be...
The Kjarkas, legendary Bolivian music group
Does the lambada speak to you? The lambada, a great success in the 80s, is basically a reproduction of a Bolivian song produced by the Kjarkas, a...
 
Charango, king of the bolivian party
Among the quena (Andean flute) and zampoñas (Andean panpipe), the charango is the king of traditional Bolivian Altiplano instruments. It is a...
Aymara New Year
Bolivia is well-known for its multiculturalism and authenticity. After all, 55% of the Bolivian population is indigenous and autochthonous. In 2010...
 
The first of May, Work Holiday in Bolivia
May 1st, Labor Day, is an occasion for us to talk about working conditions in Bolivia, whether regular work, informal jobs or even child labor. In...
Mother’s Day: an event tied to Bolivia’s history
Unlike other countries where Mother’s Day is celebrated in May because it is the month of the Virgin Mary and the day the mother of a US...
 
The weight of faith on the shoulders of a community
Catholicism reached the New World to mix with the popular beliefs and customs of the people indigenous to America. The different way this faith is...
Alasitas, Ekeko’s miniature world
The Alasitas festival is a tradition in the city of La Paz that goes back to ancient Aymara traditions which became religious practices after the...
 
Stevia, a Magic Sweetener
Stevia is one of the thousand-year-old plants of South America that is utilized by the indigenous or native people for an endless number of useful...
 

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