ERBOL reports in Pagina Siete: THE FACT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT [08/22/2014] IN TRINIDAD They claim that the police gassed the Sécure indigenous people People linked to the government took the offices of the Sécure Subcentral from the TIPNIS. Police gassed last night a group of Indians who kept a vigil inside the offices of the…
Month: August 2014
Flooding in Beni, may have caused thousands of fish to die in the Machupo River from lack of oxygen
El Deber reports: BENI Thousands of fish die in the Machupo River from lack of oxygen Experts suspect that the cause of death of the shoal is due to pollution from the remains of dead animals after the floods earlier this year. Dead fish cover an area of 5 kilometers. A committee of the Governorate…
Titicaca Lake: Urus ethnic population migrates due to pollution
El Diario reports: In Lake Titicaca Urus ethnic population migrates due to pollution The life of the Urus living on the islands of Peru, and Bolivia, is overshadowed by the growth of pollution in the waters of Lake Titicaca, which affects the health of their inhabitants and agricultural production, which has led to their migration….
They presented a new drug against Chagas, was tested in Bolivia
J Mendez reports for El Deber: SCIENCE They presented a new drug against Chagas, was tested in Bolivia – Chagas is called the evil of poverty It’s called fexinidazole. The study was presented at a conference in Mexico. Bolivia’s 140 patients received six daily doses of the drug, which was recovered for treatments. Chagas disease,…
Pianist Misael Mejia Rondo, rescues tunes on a harpsichord, an instrument of 1700
Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: BOLIVIAN MUSICIAN MISAEL MEJÍA RONDO OF 22 YEARS, RETURNED TO THE COUNTRY Pianist rescues tunes on a harpsichord, an instrument of 1700 The young will offer two concerts, to be held tomorrow and Friday [08/22/2014] at 19:30 in the lobby of the Plurinational Conservatory of Music. Not afraid of…
Watch How Bolivia Built the World’s Longest Urban Cable Car System
Alissa Walker wrote in her blog: Watch How Bolivia Built the World’s Longest Urban Cable Car System In most parts of the world, cable cars are relegated to ski areas or amusement parks. But in South America, cities use the gondolas to navigate undulating terrain as public transportation. This fall, two more lines will open…
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