La Paz (EFE).- With her hair in two braids, a wide pollera skirt, and black gothic corset and boots, Bolivian tattoo artist Daniela Artemisa has forged a unique identity. Known as the “Cholita Tattoo ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia — Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocaña — where much of the country’s Afro-descendant community lives — she had rarely ...

AFRO-BOLIVIANS: People descend from the Africans enslaved in the Americas during the European conquest between the 16th and 17th centuries are gather testimonies documenting the community’s long-lost ...

A sign that reads in Spanish: “Welcome to Mururata, cradle of Afro-Bolivian culture” stands in Mururata, Bolivia, on Aug. 3, 2025. (Credit: Juan Karita/AP.) Listen YUNGAS, Bolivia — Cielo Torres had ...

Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocaña - where much of the country's Afro-descendant community lives - she had rarely encountered people who ...

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Political News Afro-descendants in Bolivia fight invisibility with dance and memory YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocaña — where much of the country’s Afro-descendant community lives — she had rarely ...