Eliana Paco’s mother has always worn the traditional clothing of the Chola Paceñas, as the Aymara women of La Paz are known, and she has worked sewing it and selling it within her community too. But she forbade her daughter from wearing the puffy skirt called a pollera, the embroidered tasseled shawl or the bowler […]
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Bolivian leader digs up Pompeo comment about ‘transition’ in Venezuela after attack on Maduro
Evo Morales has lashed out at “Yankee interventionism” after an assassination attempt on the president of Venezuela, pointing to comments made by Mike Pompeo that the US is hoping for “transition” in the South American state. Morales, Bolivia’s staunchly anti-American president, took to Twitter to accuse the US of having “plans” for Venezuela, a day […]
Bolivian protesters unfurl 200km-long flag to demand sea access
Tens of thousands of Bolivians unfurled a “flag of maritime revindication,” which stretched for 200km (124 miles) along a highway in the Andes Saturday, to express support for the nation’s claim for access to the Pacific coast. Bolivia is set to present legal arguments in the International Court of Justice in The Hague over its […]
Will Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘Jungle’ film help save Bolivian eco-tourism?
Tourism, currently already on a downward slope, would also be hit. Some 20 years ago, Rurrenabaque was a small jungle town of hostels, backpacker bars, and unpaved streets. Adventurous travelers came for the chance to swim with pink river dolphins, fish for piranhas, and catch a glimpse of capybara [world’s largest living rodent], monkeys, and […]
‘US hegemony has come to an end’: Bolivian FM rejects idea of intervention in Venezuela
The Bolivian foreign minister has firmly rejected Washington’s hegemonic ambitions as manifested in Donald Trump’s latest threat of a military intervention in Venezuela, while underlining Caracas’ right to self-determination without outside meddling. READ MORE: US-Venezuela standoff: Latin America haunted by ‘ghost of military interventions’ Speaking to RT in Moscow following his meeting with Russian foreign minister […]
Bolivian president calls US ‘threat to international law, UN’ over ‘unilateral’ Russia sanctions
Published time: 30 Jul, 2017 08:47 Bolivian President Evo Morales slammed the US as a “threat to multilateralism, international law, the UN,” and condemned the latest round of sanctions against Russia. EEUU nuevamente pretende imponer sanciones unilaterales contra Rusia. Éstas son contrarias al derecho internacional. Bolivia la rechaza. — Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) July 29, […]
UPDATE: Heart disease risk SLASHED by following this Bolivian Tsimane tribal TEN STEP plan
HEART DISEASE, a major cause of heart attacks in Britain, could be cured by following a plan practised by a remote Bolivian tribe – the Tsimane Tribe. With the healthiest arteries of any population ever studied – the Tsimane people follow a simple lifestyle that could prevent death. Daily Express :: Health Feed