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La Casa del Poeta
Illustration: Hugo L. CuéllarA new space for poetrySix poets lived in La Casa del Poeta between 1943 and 2012 and, as Fernando Lozada, the building’s administrator points out, ‘They all died here’. In...
Mó Acá In
Photo: Adriana L. MurilloBolivia’s wild cocoa is of the finest quality and flavour Bolivian chocolate producer Mó Acá In, is reclaiming the country’s world-class cocoa for Bolivia. ‘It is a first-cate...
Souvenirs and Shadow Economies
Photo: Honor ScottThe high price of informality for Bolivia’s artisans and textile cultureBolivia has been ranked 152 out of 190 countries in the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2018” world busines...
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Prescription for Laughter
Photo: Marie de LantivyHappiness HealsOn Christmas Day 1998, the movie Patch Adams was released. Both the movie and the real Hunter ‘Patch’ Adams, an American physician, comedian, social activist...
Yola Mamani
Photo: Iván Rodriguez PetkovicBreaking a common stereotype on the local radioYola Mamani was born and raised in a community called Santa María Grande, situated in the Omasuyos Province of the Departme...
Yoga and Female Empowerment in Bolivia
Photo: FreePikIncreasingly popular in the country, yoga offers more than just physical exerciseYoga is not gymnastics, and it’s much less a religion – it’s a philosophy of life based on physical and b...
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Amigos de Potosí
Breaking the cycle of the Cerro RicoPotosí might lay claim to being one of the highest cities in the world, but it is still dwarfed by the conical height of Cerro Rico. For it is not just the skyline...
Accommodations With a Social Conscience
Photos: Honor ScottColibri Camping and Eco Lodge is a place to disconnect from the chaos of the city and reconnect to the natural surroundingsMountainous rocky peaks, the ‘Valley of Flowers’ and a riv...
La Paz Recicla
Photo: Honor ScottBolivia Grapples With Its TrashAccording to Bolivian newspaper Pagina Siete, there are 5,400 tonnes of waste generated every day in Bolivia; of that only, 4% is recycled. 80% of the...
Editorial by Caroline Risacher
Our Cover: Alejandro Loayza Grisi
‘We are building a real, concrete and successful alternative to capitalism,’ President Evo Morales said in a speech to the UN...
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