ARTICLES OF BX Team

Pachamama

22 Nov, 2018 | BX Team

Illustration: Hugo L. CuéllarBolivia has enshrined her rights into lawIn December 2010, the Bolivian government passed Law 71, which recognises the inherent rights of Mother Earth, or Pachamama. It’s...

The Chevening Programme in Bolivia

25 Sep, 2019 | BX Team

Photos: Sergio Suárez The UK’s flagship scholarship for future leaders The UK government’s Chevening international awards programme aims to develop global leaders. The scholarship is fully f...

Recommendations BX-97

31 Dec, 1969 | BX Team

LA SENDA VERDE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Description: La Senda Verde is home to more than 800 animals from almost 60 different species. They provide daily educational tours of the refuge to local and fo...

Bolivian drinks!

31 Dec, 1969 | BX Team

Photos: Courtesy of Casa Real Singani Singani, the national spirit Singani is a drink made from fermented and distilled white Muscat de Alexandria grapes. Despite initially being a spirit dr...

Past Interns

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Nick Somers January - March 2015 January - June 2017 ‘Nothing has had a bigger positive impact on my life than the two periods in 2015 and 2017 I spent with Bolivian Express in La Paz....

Glossary BX100

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Photo: George Fearnley  Location: La Paz's General Cemetery  Achachilas Ancestral spirits and protective parent from the mountains Airampo A c...

10. PAST INTERNS

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Photo: William Wroblewski. Production: Valeria Wilde . Model: Anna Grace. Cover Issue #62JOURNEYSFor most travellers who visit, Bolivia is not a place to sit still. The country offers a variety o...

9. PROFILES

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Photo: William Wroblewski. Model: Profe Donato Monroy. Cover Issue #74 KNOWLEDGE (S)This is the story of a girl—let’s call her Lizeth and let’s imagine she’s 10. Lizeth grows up in a sm...

8. CONNECTIONS

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Photo: Juan Pablo Crespo Rocha − BX CollaboratorAmong the heights of the mountain range and charming landscapes surrounded by lagoons and rocky areas, a thriving activity that puts the focus in C...

5. UNDERWORLDS

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Photo:  Mattia Polisena / 7200.LineaRecta − BX CollaboratorCover Issue #51SPIRITUALITYJune 21 marks the Aymara New Year here in Bolivia. Coinciding with the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisp...

4. SPACES

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Photo: Valeria Dorado − BX CollaboratorFlamingo.Coqueza, Potosí, Bolivia.Explorer during the weekends and full time manager during the week. Valeria Dorado is passionate about travel and photogra...

Bolivia in pictures

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve. Potosí, Bolivia.VALERIA DORADOExplorer during the weekends and full time manager during the week. Valeria Dorado is passionate about travel and photo...

7. INITIATIVES

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Photo: Nick Somers − Past Intern Cover Issue #73PERFORMANCESIn 2014, the city of La Paz was named one of the Seven New Urban Wonders of the World by the New7Wonders Foundation. This global distin...

3. ROOTS

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Photo: Peter Rios − BX CollaboratorCover Issue #96PATRIMONYIn 1972, UNESCO adopted the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Bolivia signed the convention, b...

7. VISIONS

11 Dec, 2019 | BX Team

Photo: Gonzalo Laserna −BX CollaboratorCover Issue #85CONTRADICTIONSBolivia is a paradox. It’s one of the richestlands in South America (with vast depositsof lithium, silver, tin, natural gas and more...