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Events
Each year, ABIA hosts events that generate money to support our charities. The events schedule for 2006 included:

September 12th-- Wine and Cheese Reception

October 10th-- Atlantis in the Bolivian Altiplano with John Villegas

November 4th & 5th-- Artisan Fair at the American Cooperative School

November 14th-- Curt Schaeffer, Author of "Escape with One's Life"

December 12-- Christmas Luncheon at the British Ambassador's residence

January 9-- "La Paz on Foot" lecture

February 13--Valentine's Toast

 

  Monthly Meetings

Monthly meetings are held every second Tuesday of the month. Meetings cover association business, offer a guest speaker's program addressing issues of importance in Bolivia, and time for all members and guests to socialize together. The monthly meeting schedule follows:

September 12 - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
October 10- 3:30 pm

November 14 - 6:00 pm

December 12 - 12 noon

January 9- 3:30 pm
February 13 - 6:30 pm
March 13 - 3:30 pm
April 10 - 6:30 pm
May 8- Annual luncheon
June 12- 3:30 pm

 

 

Guest Speakers Program
Guest speakers have included:

Vicky Ossio, "Cupping Specialty Coffees from Coroico"

Dr. Hilde Spielvogel, Clinic for High Altitude Studies

Gloria Withers Green, Representative of MINE ANAHI.

Peter McFarren, Director of the Quipus Cultural Foundation. Read more about the Foundation at http://www.quipusbolivia.org/

US Embassy Regional Medical Officer

Matthias Streckler, Art Expert ("Rupretrian Art in Bolivia") Visit SIARB at
http://www.siarb-bolivia.org

Monthly Trips
Monthly trips to see exciting places in La Paz have included:

- Museum Tour to the home of Cecelio Guzman de Rojas, Bolivia's most famous artist. This museum (currently the home of the artist's son) is full of the artist's famous paintings.

- Tour of the Museum Archeology

- Trip to the Comedor Popular "San Calixto"

- Tour of the Children's Hospital

- Museum and newly completed area under Plaza San Francisco

- Comedor Popular

- Millma Sweater Factory


ABIA 2007 / Contact: Webmaster@ABIABolivia.org
Updated January 4, 2007