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Category Archives: Bolivia
Thoughts of the Day 14
If I am ever on a quiz show, my telephone joker will be the dude who wrote Wikipedia. Suki Kim has done impressive undercover reporting in North Korea, fooling both her employer, by pretending that she was a devout Christian, and of course the … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Books, China, Colombia, Economics, Education, Environment, Health, Language, Life, Mexico, North Korea, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Travel, UK
Tagged children, christianity, journalism, Spanish, wikipedia
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Lynching in Bolivia
In many places in Bolivia, I saw life-size dolls dangling from lamp posts, power poles, walls and even next to the church. I was unable to figure out what they were supposed to represent. When I asked about it, I always … Continue reading
Happy Easter!
My recent article about South America contained a passage that was critical of religion. Some of my religious readers may have thought: “Well, that’s the atheist exaggerating again.” But in no way and never do I exaggerate. To underline my … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Photography, Religion, Travel, Video Blog
Tagged christianity, Easter, La Paz
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The Miners’ Cemetery
In my article about Chacaltaya, I mentioned the cemetery I found at the foot of Huayna Potosí and made the offhand remark that the whole village of Milluni had died. It turns out that this was right, but that the true story … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Death, History, Military, Photography, Politics, Travel
Tagged cemetery, Chacaltaya, Milluni, mountains
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Why I will return to Europe
Originally, I had planned to spend several years in Latin America to take the time to explore every country from Argentina to Mexico. As an advocate for constant change, I have however scrapped this plan and I will return to … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Easter Island, Ecuador, Europe, Health, Life, Mexico, Peru, Photography, Religion, Travel, Venezuela
Tagged christianity
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Coca Cola is everywhere
There are not many things that I am addicted to. I can go without cigars for months. Chocolate is a different issue. One week is the maximum, after that I get cranky. But after three days without cola (it doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Easter Island, Health, Photography, Religion, Travel
Tagged Atacama, cemetery, Chacaltaya, Copacabana, Isla del Sol, La Paz, Titicaca
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The Nazi-taxi in Bolivia
I recently wrote how football teams in South America are distinguished by their political affiliation. Apparently, the same is true for taxi drivers. This moto-taxi driver in Villa Tunari in Bolivia wore his conviction on the helmet so visibly, that … Continue reading
