Social issues
Chronicles of an English teacher in Bolivia / Relato de una profesora de inglés en Bolivia
30 Sep, 2020 | Nair Yumi Ode Hiramatsu
ENGLISH VERSIONI started teaching English when I was 21 years old. I had just finished university and still had no clear career goals. I received a call from a prestigious school in the city of La Paz...
Studying in a public univeristy / Vivencias en la universidad pública
30 Sep, 2020 | Wilmer Machaca
Illustration: Marco TóxicoENGLISH VERSIONYour time at university is shaped by the unique experiences and memories that you acquire over the course of your degree. In Bolivia, while each university has...
Enseña por Bolivia
30 Sep, 2020 | Claudia Arce
Image: Huascar CabreraENGLISH VERSIONA Better Future Exists! In February 2021, more than 30 young leaders with a strong sense of social commitment to Bolivia, will arrive at the Unidades Educativas (E...
Facilitating Disability / Capacitar un reto dentro de la discapacidad
30 Sep, 2020 | Iván Suarez Leaño
Photo: Programa LiriosENGLISH VERSIONWhen I was at university, I wanted to become a teacher at some point in my life. I felt that I had a knack for teaching, perhaps it was a response to the fact that...
Swimming Against the Current / Nadando Contra la Corriente
30 Sep, 2020 | Anneli Aliaga / Charles Bladon
Photos: Lars Baron, Revista “Las Super Poderosas”ENGLISH VERSIÓNHow Olympic Swimmer and Coach Karen Torrez Revolutionized her Sport in BoliviaA quick glance at Bolivia’s swimming records will tel...
Urban Music, Identity and Struggle in the Andes / Música urbana, identidad y lucha en los andes
30 Sep, 2020 | Carlos Macusaya, Eber Miranda
Photos: Pablo VargasENGLISH VERSIONWe’re a musical duo that primarily rose from the need to musically express and defend ourselves as “indigenous scum”, as we are commonly, derogatorily called. We wil...
‘Lenguas de Bolivia’
30 Sep, 2020 | César A. Córdova
ENGLISH VERSIÓN The app that allows people to learn and revive the indigenous languages of Bolivia whilst having funThe app 'Lenguas de Bolivia' was launched in April 2019 and is the product of a...
The LGBTI population of Bolivia fights for Comprehensive Sexuality Education /La población LGBTI de Bolivia, lucha por una Educación Integral en Sexualidad
30 Sep, 2020 | David Aruquipa
Photo: Iván RodríguezENGLISH VERSIONThe Plurinational State of Bolivia has a Political Constitution that recognises sexual and reproductive rights and prohibits and punishes all forms of discriminatio...
Rurrenabaque, a photo story / Rurrenabaque, un relato fotográfico
29 Aug, 2020 | Nicky Gott - Catalina Ugalde
Photos: Catalina UgaldeENGLISH VERSIONOur adventure started with a forty minute Amaszonas flight from La Paz City to Rurrenabaque - or “Rurre” as the locals call it-, taking us from 4,100 meters above...
Senda Verde, Nature needs us / Senda Verde, un llamado de la naturaleza
29 Aug, 2020 | Article: David Fegan / Intro: Ivan Rodriguez Petkovic
Photos: Iván Rodríguez PENGLISH VERSIONIntroduction by Iván Rodríguez PEvery animal should have the right to be able to behave like an animal. This sounds obvious, and what I mean by it is to feel fre...
Exploring Cultural Identities / Explorando Identidades Culturales
29 Aug, 2020 | Anneli Aliaga and Charlene Eckels
Image: American Bolivian CollectiveENGLISH VERSIONAnglo/American-Bolivian collectives abroadMany people grow up with a cultural identity that they rarely question, dispute or think about. For example,...
Mother’s day in Bolivia
30 May, 2020 | Bx Crew
Why is this celebration today?Photo: Pablo ArteagaIt all began in Cochabamba on 27May 1812 when the women of thecity rebelled against the troopsof Commander José Manuel de Goyeneche instructed by...
Patricia Hurtado de Suarez
30 May, 2020 | BX Crew
SANTA CRUZ INNOVAPatricia Hurtado de Suarez studied law at the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain and held management positions in the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services and Tourism of San...
Carlos Jordan
30 May, 2020 | BX Crew
UltraGrupoCarlos Jordan is an entrepreneur passionate about innovation and technology. He is the CEO and co-founder of UltraGrupo, a tech startup that raised the largest funding rounds in Bolivia’s hi...
Meet Viviana Angulo
30 May, 2020 | BX Crew
Founder of Pista 8, the first business accelerator in BoliviaPhoto: Courtesy of Viviana AnguloViviana Angulo is the Director for Latin America of Valhalla Private Capital, a Canadian corporate finance...