13 articles tagged with bolivia
When my welding contract in La Paz wrapped up early last spring, I found myself with a week to kill before heading back to the States. The local crew couldn't stop talking about Potosí – Bolivia's legendary silver mining city...
There's something deliciously ironic about a cybersecurity analyst who spends her days protecting digital assets voluntarily disconnecting from the grid to sleep in the Bolivian jungle. Yet here I was, trading my secure Seville apartment for a hammock strung between...
As I stepped off the plane at Viru Viru International Airport, the humid tropical air of Santa Cruz immediately embraced me – a stark contrast to the Andean chill many associate with Bolivia. This lowland metropolis, often overlooked by travelers...
The moment I stepped onto the cobblestone streets of Sucre, I felt that familiar tingle of excitement I get when encountering exceptional craftsmanship. As someone who has spent a lifetime working with my hands, I've developed an eye for detail...
The thin air hit my lungs like a technical specification I wasn't prepared for—11,975 feet of elevation that no documentation could adequately describe. La Paz, Bolivia's administrative capital, spreads across a canyon like circuitry on a motherboard, each neighborhood connected...
As I stood at El Alto airport, 4,150 meters above sea level, my lungs immediately registered the thin Andean air while my eyes absorbed the sprawling terracotta cityscape cascading down the canyon below. La Paz—a place where pre-colonial traditions and...
Standing in Plaza 25 de Mayo as the morning light washes over the pristine colonial buildings, I'm reminded why Sucre earned its nickname 'La Ciudad Blanca' (The White City). The constitutional capital of Bolivia feels like a secret whispered among...
When I told my retail buying colleagues I was taking my vacation time to hit up Bolivia's carnival capital solo, they thought I'd lost it. 'Jose, what about Milan Fashion Week?' they asked. But after five years of chasing runway...
The morning light in Sucre arrives like a gentle whisper, casting a golden hue across the colonial white facades that give this Bolivian gem its nickname. At 2,810 meters above sea level, the UNESCO-protected 'White City' offers a photographer's playground...
When most fashion buyers plan work trips, they're jetting off to Milan or Paris. But when I finally scored some vacation time between sourcing seasons, I knew I wanted something completely different from the polished showrooms and pristine boutiques that...
The morning mist clung to the valleys surrounding Cochabamba as I stood atop a weathered stone platform, my fingers tracing patterns carved by hands over a millennium ago. The undulating landscape of central Bolivia stretched before me—a patchwork of emerald...
Standing in Sucre's Plaza 25 de Mayo, watching my friend's children chase pigeons across the immaculate white colonial square, I was struck by how perfectly this Bolivian gem balances historical gravitas with family-friendly charm. Known as 'La Ciudad Blanca' (The...
Well, folks, would you believe that one of South America's most charming colonial cities can be experienced for less than what you'd spend on a fancy dinner back home? When I first landed in Sucre—Bolivia's constitutional capital with its gleaming...
