Birds On The Tuichi River, Bolivian Amazon (8/23/19) — Image by kenne
me ignoring you
ignoring me.
— dmperez
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Mouth Of The Tuichi River 1 comment
Mouth of the Tuichi River in the Bolivian Amazon — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Lake Titicaca In The Andes Leave a comment
Lake Titicaca (World’s Highest Navigable Lake) In The Andes Mountains (World’s Longest Mountain Range) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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La Paz Taxi — Image by kenneLife & Death in La Paz
Taxi from El Alto spirals towards the clogged streets
A thousand metres down from hell to high-rise
Thanksgiving in America a daily struggle in Bolivia
Street lamp effigies signal certain death to thieves
Two bodies on road surrounded by yellow tape
Hombres sleep-like stillness an uncovered curiosity
This morning neither knew it would be their last
Fifty police listen to chief behind mahogany lectern
Death brings them 15 minutes of news-time fame
Cars and peasants pass by with unheeding speed
Is death the end or just another part of life in La Paz?
— Ian Beckett
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Cholita Women In La Paz, Bolivia (08/19/19) — Image by kenne
City of the full moon & speckled dove, of breathlessness,
thin air spiked with smog & the clay-colored fingers
of La Cordillera Real cutting a serrated skyline
behind grey buildings. City of black-haired women,
stout cholas sharpening their eyes under
the curled brim of a bowler hat
tipped to one side, their shoulders swimming in shawls,
hips wobbling the hem of a bell skirt. City
of open-air markets where chilies spill from burlap sacks
wrapped around the vendors like colors in a palette
running from rust to buttercup yellow.
— from “Boarding an Overnight Bus – La Paz, Bolivia” by Marty Saunders
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La Paz, Bolivia Buildings Leave a comment
La Paz Buildings (08/17/19) — Image by kenne
Bolivia
Perhaps instead of expecting things
Expecting everything to end the way you think,
It is better to leave them to the unknown.
To leave them empty so as you travel,
As you evolve…
And the pages will follow.
— Andrea
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Illimani As Seen from La Paz 2 comments
Illimani As Seen from La Paz, Bolivia (08/18/19)– Image by kenne
The Legend of the Illimani and Mururata
The Legend of the Illimani and Mururata,
a story of mountains in which,
takes place in the middle of the Andes,
in a country divided by mountains,
Bolivia.
The Legend goes as follows,
long ago,
there were four lords watching over the Andes.
Huayna Potosi, Lord of stone
Illampu, Lord of light
Mururata, Lord of air
and lastly,
Illimani, lord of water.
They were ruled by the main god,
Viracocha,
who favored Illimani the most.
Mururata envied that Illimani was favored,
so much so,
that he started a brawl between him and Illimani,
that went on for years,
until Illimani had won.
As punishment to Mururata,
for causing too much trouble,
he was beheaded,
and his peak,
was left in the Andean plains.
If you look up,
La Paz, Bolivia,
you will come to find a beautiful mountain,
watching over the city,
that is Illimani.
— Marcelo_lelo12
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Isla del Sol Boat — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Isla del Sol Boat
Life is made of simple things
Don’t complicate it.
–– kenne
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Last Day In Bolivia Leave a comment
Lake Titicaca Sunset — Image by kenne
To see the sunset is to recall the earth.
— kenne
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Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca (Part-Two Of A Three-Part Series) Leave a comment
Michael is pointing to where most of the hotels and restaurants are on the Isla del Sol.
We docked for lunch in a cove just west of there.
The captain’s daughter helps tie the boat to the dock.
Lake Titicaca has 41 islands, some of which are densely populated.
Lunch on a deck overlooking Lake Titicaca.
Lunch On The Isla del Sol
Lunch On The Isla del Sol
Lunch On The Isla del Sol
View of Lake Titicaca — Images by kenne
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Blessing Of The Automobiles Leave a comment
Since the 1950s, Copacabana has become a focal point of this modern-day Bolivian pilgrimage
known as the Bendición de Movilidades (Blessing of the Automobiles).
Michael is explaining the ceremony to Ty and Matt.
Every weekend and most weekdays, new car owners
from Bolivia and Peru will line-up the cars to be blessed.
A priest who sprinkles beer on the each car while reciting a prayer.
The owners decorate their vehicle and often have champagne to celebrate the event, often by spraying the vehicle.
Venders under blue tents are selling plastic and fresh flowers colorful streamers, pinwheels and hats.
Michael buying some Bolivian popcorn — Images by kenne
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La Morenada Traditional Dancer — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The word “moreno” means “dark” in Spanish. This music and its dance are from La Paz and involve a lot of drums and rattles. Over the years trumpets, trombones and cymbals were added. This traditional Bolivian dance also originated with the African slaves brought to Bolivia from Africa to work on haciendas; however, this music comes from the area of Lake Titicaca, high on the Bolivian Altiplano (the high plateau that surrounds La Paz) not the tropical Yungas region. — https://www.boliviabella.com/bolivian-music-types.html
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La Morenada 1 comment
Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana
When we arrived in Copacabana near the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana
we could hear a brass band playing in the Basilica’s plaza.
Clearly, on this sunny Saturday morning, a ceremony of some sort was taking place.
Once we were inside the plaza there were women and men of all ages
in very colorful customs dancing to the music.
The dance is a traditional dance in Bolivia called La Morenada.
Anthropologists say the dance is a satire, inspired by the suffering of black slaves
who were brought to Bolivia to work in the Andean silver mines.
La Morenada is easily recognizable in a procession because it has various characteristics:
There are many rattles and drums, groups of women are dressed
in polleras (multilayered skirts) with bowler hats,
while men wear costumes that supposedly represent barrels
and wear silver or black masks (Morenada means ‘black’).
The origin of La Morenada stems from Lake Titicaca,
based on 200/300-year-old cave paintings found there, depicting these dances.
Video and Images by kenne
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On The Road To Copacabana, Bolivia Leave a comment
Cut Flowers, Tquina, Bolivia — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“I must have flowers, always, and always.”
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La Paz Market Street Leave a comment
La Paz Market Street — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Bodies pass through the world exchanging gifts
inscribing one another like a mutual tattoo
forcing them to see each other in mirrors and
be known in the sights of beasts and birds
. . . bodies are the center of remorse.
— Juan Carlos Orihuela (La Paz)
Becoming is Superior to Being 