Culture
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Indigenous Languages vs Extinction
27 Feb, 2019 | Alicja Hagopian
Photo: Elin DonnellyMural: Knorke LeafThe year 2019 was proclaimed the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) by the United Nations in 2006. The aim of this year’s celebration, is to raise...
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Korean Expats in Bolivia
27 Feb, 2019 | David O’Keeffe
Photo: Drew GrahamNavigating the challenges of adapting to a new cultureThe majority of Koreans who live overseas have settled in China, the United States and Japan. Lately, however, there has been a...
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Interview with a Yatiri
27 Feb, 2019 | Mia Cooke-Joshi
Photo: Mia Cooke-JoshiThe work of heeding the call of PachamamaAt the edge of the market in El Alto, beyond the never-ending stalls that sell everything you could possibly imagine, is one of the...
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If These Walls Could Talk
20 Jan, 2019 | Josephine Zavaglia
Photos: Josephine ZavagliaMuralism as an art form to transform the public spaces of La PazGraffiti and street art have the ability to turn a city into a tourist destination. Such is the case of B...
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Fashion Blogging in Bolivia
22 Nov, 2018 | Sasha Vasquez
Photo: José Rolando RuizIt’s not all champagne and cavorting with models, but it’s still great gig‘Blogger’ is a word so common nowadays that it’s hard to believe that less than five years ago mo...
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Menstruation: Its Myths and Removing Its Shame
22 Nov, 2018 | Josephine Zavaglia
The revival of old traditions is correcting misinformation about periods in BoliviaLike many other countries, Bolivia is a place where menstruation is often spoken about only in hushed tones, and the...
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The Dichotomy of Chacha-Warmi
29 Aug, 2018 | Adriana L. Murillo
Photo: Iván RodriguezIn Bolivia, all things must have their complement.In Andean philosophy, everything has a complementary partner; that is, everything is composed of the concepts of male and female...
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Bolivian Tradition, Drug Crisis
29 Aug, 2018 | Leigh Anderson
Image: Alexandra MeleánThe Duality of the Andean Coca LeafA stealthy trip into the jungle. An underground deal. Secret messengers. The transformation of a harmless substance to a deadly one. Border cr...
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Wayra Japón Andes
21 Jun, 2018 | Ollie Goldblatt
Photos: Iván RodriguezTraditional Japanese and Bolivian Music Fused TogetherIn 1899, Bolivia’s first Japanese immigrants made their home here. Next year, 120 years later, this historical moment is bei...
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Tata Jach'a Danzanti
23 May, 2018 | Adriana L. Murillo Argandoña
Photo: Iván Rodriguez PetkovicThe Dance of Death‘Let him die dancing, so he will pay for his faults.’ This is a phrase from the movie The Clandestine Nation, made by Jorge Sanjinés in 1989. The film f...
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The Achachilas
26 Mar, 2018 | Adriana L. Murillo Argandoña
Photo: Iván Rodriguez PetkovicTranslation: Niall FlynnParents and protectors of the Andean world¡Tatituy! ¡Papituy! These are the words that the yatiri repeats, referring to the ancestral spirits and...
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Bolivian Festival Apparel
23 Feb, 2018 | Adriana Murillo
Photos: Iván Rodriguez PetkovicInnovation Keeps Local Culture, Customs and Costumes AliveVibrant colours, masks, sequins and feathers adorn the streets of La Paz during carnival and other traditional...
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A Little Luck Goes a Long Way
23 Feb, 2018 | Georgina Bolam
Ekeko Lends a HandPhotos: Georgina BolamEach year on 24 January, the people of La Paz head to the Parque Urbano and its surrounding plazas and fill their bags with miniature cars, houses, computers, r...
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The Catacombs of Potosí
21 Sep, 2017 | Catriona Fraser
Photos: Catriona Fraser and Nick Ferris A look at the past to serve the futureIt is the 1990s, and the roof of San Agustín church groans a final breath of life before surrendering to the mould of time...
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Faces of Tiwanaku
21 Sep, 2017 | Julio C. Salguero Rodas
Photo: Julio C. Salguero RodasMore than a millennium after its demise, Tiwanaku has become a Unesco world heritage site. I ask our guide Hugo Tarqui Blanco what is the one thing that made Tiwanak...