Archive for 'South America'
Cotasaya Capilla
Some 2.8 miles beyond the turn for Kellua Kota is another dirt road off to the left. Cotasaya Capilla is two miles off the main road. Not much information is available about the chapel in Cotasaya, but its architecture makes clear that it dates from the same period as the other colonial chapels in the […]
Posted: July 16th, 2017 under Altiplano, Archeology, Bolivia, Churches, Oruro, Sajama National Park, South America, Travel.
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Ojsani Chapel
About four miles from the Cruze Okoruro (the unmarked intersection of the old road with the new), or some 12 miles from Tomarapi, you arrive at the lovely little chapel of Ojsani. According to Philipp Schauer, Ojsani Chapel was built in 1854 by Mariano Pacaje, an indigenous man. The chapel was originally dedicated to Maria […]
Posted: February 16th, 2016 under Altiplano, Archeology, Bolivia, Churches, Oruro, Sajama National Park, South America, Travel.
Tags: Altiplano, Bolivia, Church, Churches, Mountains, Tatyana, Travel
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The Churches of Curahuara de Carangas and Sajama: In and Near Sajama National Park
This is the second of two posts that serve as the “backbone” of my Guide to the Churches of Curahuara de Carangas and Sajama. This post provides directions to the churches and other sites in and near the Sajama National Park, as well as links to descriptions of each of the sites. The guide is […]
Posted: February 15th, 2016 under Altiplano, Archeology, Bolivia, Chile, Churches, Day Trip, GPS, Hiking, Mapping, Sajama National Park, South America, Travel.
Tags: Altiplano, Bolivia, Churches, Day Trip, GPS, Hiking, Mapping, Travel
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Wilancha!
A wilancha is an Aymara blessing ceremony. In this case, the blessing was for the preservation work on half dozen colonial era chapels the U.S. Government was funding. The wilancha is carried out by sacrificing an animal. The ceremony is accompanied by a celebration including a feast, music and dancing. Tatyana and I attended this […]
Posted: June 15th, 2015 under Altiplano, Bolivia, Churches, Diplomacy, Music, Oruro, South America.
Tags: Altiplano, Bolivia, Church, Day Trip, Larry, Tatyana
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Kind of Fun
Got an email today from Justin Shuster at Yale University’s The Politic: The Yale College Journal of Politics. They have just published Diplomatic Discourse, a collection of over 100 interviews with United States Ambassadors, examining careers in the Foreign Service and contemporary issues facing American policy overseas. I was interviewed for the book back in 2013. You […]
Posted: June 1st, 2015 under Bolivia, Books, Diplomacy, Politics, South America.
Tags: Bolivia, Diplomacy, Larry
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Cerro Pirapi and Pirapi Chico Necropolis and Fortress
About halfway between Caquiaviri and the Bolivia/Chile border at Charaña are two hills on which the ancients chose to build a necropolis and a fortress. I haven’t had the chance to fully explore these hills, but even the short visits I have made to this area have been very interesting. Even without climbing the hills you […]
Posted: February 20th, 2015 under Altiplano, Archeology, Birds, Bolivia, Churches, Day Trip, Google Earth, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Mapping, South America, Travel.
Tags: Alexandra, Altiplano, Bolivia, Church, Day Trip, Google Earth, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Larry, Mapping, Tatyana, Travel
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Qilqata Chapel
Back on the Patacamaya-Tambo Quemado road, you arrive at the Qilqata Chapel (sometimes Kelcata) only about seven miles from the turnoff to Curahuara de Carangas. The chapel is only a third of a mile off the road and is plainly visible on your left. Qilqata is a cute little chapel with a walled courtyard and one […]
Posted: February 9th, 2014 under Altiplano, Bolivia, Churches, Day Trip, Google Earth, La Paz, Mapping, Oruro, South America, Travel.
Tags: Altiplano, Bolivia, Churches, Day Trip, Google Earth, Mapping, Travel
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The Chapel at Quilviri
Only about 2.5 miles south of the road to Curahuara de Carangas, the Chapel at Quilviri is a lovely example of colonial-era religious architecture. In it’s simplicity and beauty, and with it’s twin bell towers, this chapel is similar to the Santa Barbara chapel in Curahuara de Carangas. However, its location on the altiplano away […]
Posted: February 8th, 2014 under Altiplano, Bolivia, Churches, Day Trip, Google Earth, GPS, Oruro, South America, Travel.
Tags: Bolivia, Churches, Day Trip, Google Earth, GPS, La Paz, Oruro, Tatyana, Travel
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Curahuara de Carangas, the Sistine Chapel of the Altiplano, and Santa Barbara
Curahuara de Carangas is the largest town in the area, and host to two churches, one of them renowned as the Sistine Chapel of the Altiplano for its spectacular murals. It is also one of your few choices for provisions and accommodations in this area of the altiplano. Curahuara was a population center long before […]
Posted: January 1st, 2014 under Altiplano, Archeology, Bolivia, Churches, Day Trip, La Paz, Oruro, South America, Travel.
Tags: Aliciya, Altiplano, Bolivia, Church, Churches, Day Trip, La Paz, Tatyana, Travel
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Bolivian Metal in the New York Times
This has got to be a first! The New York Times with a whole article devoted to Bolivian metal and Bolivian metal fusion. Give it a read! And don’t miss the reference to U.S. Embassy La Paz. The article is at: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/world/americas/headbanging-in-bolivia-to-the-flutes-of-yore.html?pagewanted=all.
Posted: January 1st, 2014 under Altiplano, Bolivia, El Alto, Metal, Music, Rock, South America, Sucre.
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