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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...
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Our interview with one of the creators of the personality "El Raperro," Matilde Quiroga introduces us to the group and its objectives:
What is...
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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,...
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Bolivia is marked by a belief in the Pachamama (Mother Earth), a cruel history of colonization and enslavement, a mixture of different ethnicities...
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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,...
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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...
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Even though synthetic fibers have revolutionized the textile industry during the second half of the 20th century, natural fibers, such as alpaca...
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La Paz has many traditional tourist attractions, but above all, visitors to La Paz city can enjoy high-quality international restaurants.
One of the...
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From August 4th to the 9th, the city of Sucre was host to the 9th IntegrArte Fair.
IntegrArte was started by the OEPAIC...
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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...
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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...
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Christmas celebrations in Bolivia, between gifts, decorations and hugs, are not very different from others around the world; Catholic families...
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The seventh Biennial International Art expo, SIART, takes place from October 12th through November 12th. This event has been held in La Paz since...
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The culture in La Paz (or Paceña) is a mix of indigenous and Catholic traditions. Paceños celebrate Christmas with great faith and make...
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Ernesto Guevara (1928-1967)
The man known worldwide as Che Guevara, he was born in Rosario, Argentina on July 14, 1928. He studied...
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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...
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The Pachamama is the highest divinity of the Andean people since she is concerned with fertility, plenty, the feminine, generosity and ripening...
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The Catholic religion was the official religion of Bolivia until 2009 when the New Bolivian Constitution was approved and Bolivia became a...
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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...
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Coca is a plant native to South America that plays an important role in Andean societies. In addition to its medicinal value (stimulant, anesthetic,...
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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...
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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...
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On November first, all countries that follow the Catholic tradition celebrate this day in honor of all saints, including those that are not yet...
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Believe it or not, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the famous anti-imperialist guerilla commander from the 70s, ended his fight and his path in Bolivia....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Among the quena (Andean flute) and zampoñas (Andean panpipe), the charango is the king of traditional Bolivian Altiplano instruments. It is a...
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Bolivia is well-known for its multiculturalism and authenticity. After all, 55% of the Bolivian population is indigenous and autochthonous. In 2010...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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