ARTICLES OF Toby Clyde

Defeating Death Road

26 Sep, 2016 | Toby Clyde

Photo: Alfredo ZeballosRunning in Bolivia’s SkyraceIt’s not the finish line that decides the winner of this race – it’s the mountains. Every year, a pack of leading runners climbs into the sky and eve...

Old Market, New Medicine

26 Sep, 2016 | Toby Clyde

Photo: Toby ClydeThe changing products of the Witches MarketThe name, El Mercado de las Brujas or the Witches Market, does little to accurately describe the bustling medicine and ritual trade just off...

To Heaven and Back

26 Sep, 2016 | Toby Clyde

Illustration : Oscar ZallesCholita Climbers break boundaries at the summitPerhaps the hardest part of climbing a mountain is coming down again. Standing at the 6,088m peak of Huayna Potosí you are met...

Through the Eyes of Outsiders

24 Oct, 2016 | Toby Clyde

The Travellers Passing Through Bolivia and What They SeeThere are always people passing through here. Travellers trickle down through the Peruvian mountains, backpack up from Argentina, or emerge from...

Cochabamba and Chrome

21 Nov, 2016 | Toby Clyde

Photo: Matt ColemanClassic bikers in sharp suits raise awareness of men’s healthLike a sea captain with an expensive taste in motorbikes, Nicanor Calderón arrives, dressed not so much to impress as to...

OLD MARKET, NEW MEDICINE / VIEJO MERCADO, NUEVA MEDICINA

30 Jun, 2021 | Toby Clyde

ENGLISH VERSION The name, El Mercado de las Brujas or the Witches Market, does little to accurately describe the bustling medicine and ritual trade just off Plaza San Francisco. In reality, the m...