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Category Archives: Bolivia
The Typist
In Bolivia there is the perfect job for people like me who have learned how to read and write, but who nonetheless prefer to work outside.
Where God takes Cash
Hier könnt Ihr diesen Artikel auf Deutsch lesen. Whenever material things, money, worldliness, become the center of our lives, they take hold of us, they possess us; we lose our very identity as human beings. Pope Francis, 29 September 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Economics, Peru, Philosophy, Photography, Religion, Video Blog
Tagged business, christianity, church, Copacabana, Titicaca
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Street Scenes in Quillacollo
I always thought that the Feast of Corpus Christi is a somber affair. In Quillacollo in Bolivia there was indeed a short religious procession to the cathedral, with ice-cream and beer vendors already going about their business while the priest was … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Music, Photography, Religion, Travel
Tagged christianity, Cochabamba, dance, Quillacollo
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Who stole the Pokemons?
As always, it was the innocently looking girls: The first girl is one of the Uros living on the floating islands in Lake Titicaca in Peru. The second girl is one of the Mojenos living in the remote community of … Continue reading
How does Bolivia deal with illegal immigrants?
Hier könnt Ihr diesen Artikel auf Deutsch lesen. When I arrived in Bolivia, there were so many people at the airport in Cochabamba that the immigration police asked “Who is local?” and anyone in the hall who raised their hands … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Immigration Law, Law, Travel
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Where does the Internet come from?
You have all seen these cables on wooden poles, dangling across fields, leading from village to village, from country to country and even connecting the continents underwater. This is how the internet comes into your home. Have you never asked … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Photography, Technology, Travel
Tagged internet, Isla del Sol, Titicaca
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Scary Reptile
Before I went into the jungle in Bolivia, my biggest fear was of snakes. But then, after a couple of days of wading through the green hell, completely lost, I heard something move in the tree above my head. I … Continue reading
Cerro Rico: The Mountain that eats Men
Hier gibt es diesen Artikel auf Deutsch. My breathing is heavy. Never before have I been to a place as high in altitude – at about 4,300 meters – and as low in oxygen. But neither can I rest, nor can I … Continue reading
You know you live in a rough neighborhood…
… if your neighbor puts up the horns of a bull next to his gate. (Photographed in the very peaceful village of Tiwanaku in Bolivia.)
Butterflies
Photographed at Tipnis National Park in Bolivia.
The Happy Hermit 