Issue - April 2012
Takipayanakus Festival
Just when you thought the festivities of carnaval were over and you could finally rest awhile, another festival takes place in Cochabamba to entertain and amuse us. A week after the Corso de Corsos captivated Cochabambinos, the festival of Takipayanakus was staged at Cochabamba´s Felix Capriles Stadium. A Quechan word,
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Baby Bear
When I was first charged with writing a story about Andean spectacled bears by the editor of this esteemed publication you can imagine my joy. Such a relevant, interesting, topical, compelling… if you can’t tell, that was what is commonly referred to as ‘sarcasm’. The first thought that penetrated my brain-machine when I heard I would be writing a story about bears was “how the hell am I supposed to write a NEWS story about bears?” The second was, “are there even any bears IN Bolivia?” and the third was, “I’m going to get a beer.”... .
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Children with Burns
Awareness and prevention must come first.The medical service is the tertiary stage of thisprocess and the supply of the medical assistance haslimitations. I hope that Bolivia will be a country which doesnot require any medical treatment for burns,” said Yuji.He has volunteered to work at Viedma Hospital and everyday is faced with children with burns. Having had only a fewcases of such tragedies during his seven years working inJapan, he wondered why it occurred so often and how theseburns can be prevented. Dr Romero felt the same.
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