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Alasita and Water Bombs

Monday, January 31, 2011
Last Monday marked the beginning of Alasita, the festival of ‘abundance’ in Bolivia. Alasita is similar to Christmas in many ways, the only difference being that the gifts you buy are – literally – one hundredth of their actual size. In La Paz, people pack the streets and...

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Teach Your Parents Well

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
When I look back over the years, I can say that I have had an outstanding education, for the most part. Though I would ...

Bolivia: Random Observations

Monday, January 10, 2011
-It took President Morales all of one day to discover that removing gas subsidies would not only spell the end of his ...

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