Fresh Plaza reports, picture from Los Tiempos: 300 hectares of banana have been lost The department’s tropical region has been affected by heavy rains and the southern cone by droughts. According to reports, both natural phenomena have damaged almost 10 thousand hectares of cultivation: 7 thousand hectares of fruit trees have been affected in Chapare,…
Month: March 2019
Every year on ‘Día Del Mar,’ Bolivia celebrates the coastline they lost
Chantelle Bacigalupo reports for PRI’S The World: Local authorities take part in the events commemorating the “Día del Mar,” or “Day of the Sea,” which refers to the day on which Bolivia lost its access to the sea to Chile during the 1879-1883 War of the Pacific, in La Paz, Bolivia, March 23, 2017. The…
Campos de Solana wins three golds in French contest
Pagina Siete reports: Three wines from the winery were awarded in the Vinalies contest in France. They competed with more than a thousand samples from the orb. The distinguished wines of Campos de Solana. Photo: Campos de Solana The wines Esther Ortiz, Tannat Único and Trivarietal de Campos de Solana [Solarium Fields] were awarded, each…
Bolivia to host World Travel Awards Latin America Ceremony 2019
World Travel Awards reports: World Travel Awards (WTA) has revealed that its Latin America Ceremony 2019 will be hosted in La Paz, Bolivia on 13th July 2019. The leading figureheads, decision-makers and influencers of Latin America’s travel and tourism industry are scheduled to attend the ceremony, which will mark WTA’s first visit to Bolivia. The red-carpet ceremony…
External support to 21F
Editorial from El Diario, picture from the internet: It is unknown to anyone that the international community has extensive knowledge of the results of the referendum on February 21, 2016 and that this process was viewed with great sympathy, because it was about consolidating the existing democracy in the country. The expressions of support for…
Judge ratifies prison for two fang traffickers
El Diario reports: The illegal trade of fangs in most cases occurs through the internet. The fifth Criminal Investigation Judge of the city of La Paz, Juan Carlos Moltabán, ratified the three-year prison sentence against two Argentine citizens, convicted of trafficking jaguar tusks and cougars, the Environment Ministry reported. According to the government entity, the…
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