Estado Plurinacional

There are not that many fairly recent books on Bolivian society and history in English, and even fewer on her literature and arts. So it is no surprise that almost every anglophone reader would grab a copy of Herbert Klein’s A Concise History of Bolivia as a handy reference, should one find the history section … Continue reading →

A mari usque ad mare

I have been dreaming of hiking up to Mount Roraima and traversing Canaima National Park on a boat for a little while now, but it is rather difficult to find someone to give up three weeks of their time and go with me (climbing the table top mountain itself takes an entire week). I think … Continue reading →