Imagine being 12,144 feet above sea level in the mining town of Oruro, Bolivia, hearing the traditional music of your indigenous ancestors and sharing their folkloric cultural history through movement of your body, dancing at Oruro's Carnaval, one of the most impressive festivals in all of Bolivia.
This was a dream come true for Bolivian-American millennial Karina Moscoso, who is an Astoria, New York native that works for R. Couri Hay Creative Public Relations in New York City.
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center, first-time mothers are older than they were four decades ago; in 2012, there were more than nine times as many first births to mothers 35 and older than there were in the 1970s. The report also indicated that over the past two decades first birth rates rose for older women of all races and Hispanic origins. The report failed to outline the reasons behind the trend, though it may have a great deal to do with economics.
