Nancy Condori writes about her daily experiences in the city of El Alto in her blog El Chairo [es]. Here she writes about a man who approaches her to propose something awful.

Juan Apaza explains in his blog Corazón de los Andes [es] his concept of Community, the rituals performed for the Pachamama, the Aymara, and about the works of theater being performed by his cultural center.

Ruben Hilari, a Bolivian spending a year abroad in upstate New York, writes about his first Christmas outside of Bolivia. In addition to the consumer atmosphere, he provides his observations on the food, music, gift exchange and the snow. This post provides some insight on how a Bolivian abroad looks at this holiday for the first time.

Juan Apaza reflects on the current situation of football in La Paz [es], which boasts ‘big teams’ like Bolívar and the Strongest, which have been overshadowed by La Paz FC, and he also mentions the good work by the Ramiro Castillo School and its work in the city of El Alto.

Original: ¿Helicopteros para Bolivia?
In Aymara: Coming Soon

Bolivia invests in highways through the prefectures. This is good. But due to the natural disasters in the recent years, the government should think about creating an organism able to act during these disasters. Bolivia not only needs roads, but it needs to provide security to the entire population.
In [...]

Original: EL DESEO DE SUPERACION
En Aymara: Wakicht’asiñ amuyu

Mrs. Segundina Inca participates in the literacy program, and I had the chance to speak with her about her experiences. She is from Los Andes Province in the Department of La Paz. She was left orphaned as a child, has four brothers, and as she is the eldest [...]

Original: Los Globazos Juego Cruel
In Aymara: Jan waliw umamp jaqusiñ anatañaxa

You can now feel that it is Carnaval in Bolivia. Neither the climate, nor the social conflicts stop people, especially young people to begin to play with water, as they do during these holidays. In the entire country, everyone plays with water (especially boys that [...]

Original: Ferias y/o Mercados
In Aymara: Coming Soon

In El Alto, there are a large diversity of fairs that are a grand attraction for foreigners. The difference between these fairs and markets are that they are annual, montly, and also the majority offer agricultural products, arts and crafts, and weavngs. Markets usually offer manufactured products. Another big [...]

Original: ALGO SOBRE LAS COSTUMBRES Y TRADICIONES
In Aymara: Coming Soon

El Alto is a city filled with traditions. On the 24th of this month, Alasitas is celebrated with a lot of faith and hope for the new year. Alasitas is a fair with vendors who sell miniature articles. The story is that if you purchase on [...]

Original: Los Niños, Los Niños
In Aymara: Coming Soon

Harvested in fertile land, ready to grow, waiting for someone to appreciate and cultivate their abilities, skills and virtues, with their innocent smile lacking in any hint of evil in their soul, so adorable and as John Fitzgerald said, “children are the most important resource in the world [...]