We would like to inform you that the Carnaval of Oruro, festival declared by UNESCO as “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”, will take place on February 26 and 27 in Oruro, Bolivia. The Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia extends this invitation to all residents in the Netherlands to enjoy the majestic carnival in Oruro, Bolivia.Â
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The ‘Fiesta de las Alasitas’ or Festivity of Abundance, is celebrated in Bolivia, as part of our traditions, in which we pay tribute to the God of Abundance, Ekeko, who will give us the desires that will be in our hearts.
Today we wish the Bolivians living in the Netherlands that everything they yearn for will be fulfilled and that we will achieve a prosperous, united, dignified and sovereign Bolivia. We invite you to read the document “Illapacha and the illapa EQEQO TUNUPA, their return” by Taruka Larama.
The Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia is pleased to present in its spanish version of the “GuÃa de Medicina Tradicional para abordaje de la COVID-19”, as a guide for the use of traditional medicine for the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19, to help mitigating the devastating effects of the pandemic.Â
This guide contains actions and recommendations coming from the departmental and municipal authorities, representatives of indigenous and peasant structures, neighborhood councils, unions and the general population as users of traditional medicine.Â
Download the free Traditional Medicine Guide (in Spanish)
Diplomat Magazine, greets Ambassador Roberto Calzadilla on his return to the Netherlands.
“On the occasion of his presentation of credentials to His Majesty King William Alexander of the Netherlands, the Ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, H.E. Mr. Roberto Calzadilla Sarmiento hosted a concert with the renowned Bolivian guitarist Pirai Vaca, which took place at the embassy premises in The Hague.”
On December 8, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Roberto Calzadilla Sarmiento, presented Letters of Credence to His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, with whom he also held a dialogue in the framework of continuing to strengthen the friendly relations between the two countries in the areas of cooperation and understanding in the current circumstances.
The opportunity was propitious to positively assess the importance of the cooperation provided by the Netherlands to Bolivia in recent decades and to exchange views on the status and potential of our bilateral relations and the main issues that animate our interactions including energy, climate change and the worldview of living well. The presentation included a ceremony in which the new Ambassador was received at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, by a guard of honor of the Royal Police and a military band that sang the national anthem.
