Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
iPhone in Bolivia
If you have an iPhone and you live in Bolivia, this probably means that it is a jailbroken/unlocked one, since Apple has not made the iPhone available through any of the wireless carriers in Bolivia. Sad but true.
All our neighbors have the iPhone, we're the only ones that don't:
This doesn't mean that we don't see people with iPhone, actually I know about 10 people with iPhone, and some have payed hefty prices for their Apple precious.
People have had to go through different ticks and ask favors to relatives in the US or in Europe in order to get an iPhone, you can also buy them from people or small shops which bring them in small quantities and have them jailbroken/unlocked locally. But if you don't have a geek's heart it's really difficult to keep up with the upgrades. Although I know quite a few people who would be ready to buy one if it was offered by a local carrier.
Those in Bolivia who have the iPhone 3G (I've got a 2G myself, don't need an upgrade for now although the 3GS looks veeeery cool), don't use in general the 3G service since there is only one wireless carrier which provides this service, TIGO, and I've used a chip from them for a year and I was really upset with their service it was really bad. I returned to my VIVA (another local wireless carrier), although they only have GPRS.
Wifi hotspots are not easily found in Bolivia, as you can guess. But there are a few (many public places have them).
Below a shot of Apple's next countries to have the iphone, are we're still not there. C'mon carriers in Bolivia do you really believe there is NO market for the iphone in Bolivia? We need more technology than other countries in order to work ourselves out of this poverty hole.
All our neighbors have the iPhone, we're the only ones that don't:
This doesn't mean that we don't see people with iPhone, actually I know about 10 people with iPhone, and some have payed hefty prices for their Apple precious.
People have had to go through different ticks and ask favors to relatives in the US or in Europe in order to get an iPhone, you can also buy them from people or small shops which bring them in small quantities and have them jailbroken/unlocked locally. But if you don't have a geek's heart it's really difficult to keep up with the upgrades. Although I know quite a few people who would be ready to buy one if it was offered by a local carrier.
Those in Bolivia who have the iPhone 3G (I've got a 2G myself, don't need an upgrade for now although the 3GS looks veeeery cool), don't use in general the 3G service since there is only one wireless carrier which provides this service, TIGO, and I've used a chip from them for a year and I was really upset with their service it was really bad. I returned to my VIVA (another local wireless carrier), although they only have GPRS.
Wifi hotspots are not easily found in Bolivia, as you can guess. But there are a few (many public places have them).
Below a shot of Apple's next countries to have the iphone, are we're still not there. C'mon carriers in Bolivia do you really believe there is NO market for the iphone in Bolivia? We need more technology than other countries in order to work ourselves out of this poverty hole.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Gate of the Sun (puerta del sol) in Tiwanaku
The gate of the sun is undoubtedly one of the most famous pieces of art in all the Andean world. It has about 4 meters of width by 2.75 meters of height, and a weight of about 10 tons. The gate has been kept exactly where it was found, and a large crack that goes across it vertically has also been kept untouched.
Three horizontal segments are on the sides of a central figure, with 48 engravings of human-animal form, other than human traits they also have bird and feline traits. All the figures stare at the central figure, which has an identity still unclear. It is a human form which has 24 rays coming out of it and some ending in puma heads. From the eyes fall large tears and its hands hold two cranes which end in a condor head, symbol of power. In its elbows it has some type of heads and on it's breast it has some type of altar.Some historians consider this is the Sun God or one of the high deities of the Tiwanaku Culture.
Three horizontal segments are on the sides of a central figure, with 48 engravings of human-animal form, other than human traits they also have bird and feline traits. All the figures stare at the central figure, which has an identity still unclear. It is a human form which has 24 rays coming out of it and some ending in puma heads. From the eyes fall large tears and its hands hold two cranes which end in a condor head, symbol of power. In its elbows it has some type of heads and on it's breast it has some type of altar.Some historians consider this is the Sun God or one of the high deities of the Tiwanaku Culture.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)