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OMB: La Paz Dub, Drum and Bass
05 Oct, 2015 | Anna Keeley
The Music Collective and Label Putting Bolivian Beats on the MapIt was 3 am at digital art collective Oí Más Bass’ club night, La Bass, at Roots Reggae Bar in Sagarnaga, but people weren’t getting tir...
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Destination Known: The Letreros of La Paz
05 Oct, 2015 | Anna Keeley
In the windscreen of every minibus and trufi in La Paz sits a handful of letreros indicating geographical locations; simply catch sight of your destination, walk out into the road and climb aboard. T...
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Whose Wall Is It Anyway?
05 Oct, 2015 | Celia Dyson
Public Notice: Rubbish Kills. The Pope Is the Antichrist. Evo 2015. What do these three statements have in common? They are all found written on the walls of La Paz – a city whose graffiti stands out...
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DANCING INSIDE A BOX
26 Aug, 2015 | Celia Dyson
Creativity within the city’s small spacesThe show “Solos en La Paz” is a series of solo contemporary dance performances organised by Isabel Aillón. It takes place in a small, black, rectangular room i...
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THE SPACE BETWEEN
26 Aug, 2015 | Hannah Mills
Concrete poetry and the power of the visual in verseBolivian blogger, journalist and poet Paola Senseve uses space to make her readers question the nature of poetry. Using a form called ‘concrete poet...
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MUD SPACES
26 Aug, 2015 | Valeria Wilde
Photos by: Valeria WildeHans Moeller is a German-Bolivian who studied economics and spent part of his life working in the mining industry. Currently, he spends his free time working on astonishing con...
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MAPPING CULTURAL SPACES
26 Aug, 2015 | Megan Sunderland
Making Bolivian Culture More AccessibleThe Centro Cultural Torino, located on the upper balcony of Hotel Torino on Socabaya Street, is a small salon with a series of vintage patterned armchairs. The b...
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Flaviadas
28 May, 2015 | Emily Cashen
PHOTO: ALEX AYALAStrolling down Avenida Ecuador early on a Saturday evening, you may very well be greeted by the sound of a Bach melody floating on the breeze. Following this symphony will lead you th...
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Grafitti
28 May, 2015 | Eliza Wood
PHOTO: ELIZA WOODWhen Martha Cajías' mural entitled "The Kallawga" was vandalised in February, several people took to social media to publicise their outrage. The mural located on La Avenida Sánchez L...
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TURNING UP THE TEMPO
27 Apr, 2015 | Jenny Dinwoodie
Bolivia Clásica School of Music helps young musicians take to the international stage Even before the clarinet had reached his lips, I knew I was about to witness something special. It was his...
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LA PAZ LEARNING
27 Apr, 2015 | Emily Cashen
Our intrepid reporter samples various educational opportunities around the city TANGO Following 40 minutes of fervent map-consulting and wrong turns, I finally arrived at Casa Argentina—just six bl...
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THE TALE OF THE MISFORTUNATE FOX AND THE MOUNTAIN
24 Feb, 2015 | Sophia Vahdati
Be true of heart, persevere, and all your dreams shall come true.Damsels in distress will eventually be saved by rich, attractive gentlemen.Mother-in-laws are evil by their very nature. PHOTO: MI...
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HUANCARANI
24 Dec, 2014 | Jonathan Mccarthy
The women from Huancarani have to traverse four hours of mountain to get to Independencia, the nearest town, where you still can't get hold of a refrigerated soft drink. They don't have a Facebook acc...
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SAXOMAN Y LOS CASANOVAS
24 Dec, 2014 | Carlos Sanchez Navas
‘You know that Américo came? He's friends with Superman, Wonder Woman, the Fantastic Four and Iron Man . . . . Saxoman and the Casanovas, that’s my boy, brother.’ Forty-three-year old Américo Esteve...
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SIN MOTIVO
24 Dec, 2014 | Manuel Seoane and Samuel Rendon
Photo: Juan Manuel Lobaton , courtesy of SINMOTIVO PHOTOGRAPHERS www.sonmotivo.com Like most good stories, this project began on a night out. Initially, the objective was to share one ph...