AFP, The Hindu: Authorities believe the birds were poisoned, possibly several days ago, though it is not clear if the species had been targeted. Bolivian environmental authorities on Sunday announced an investigation into the apparent poisoning of 35 Andean condors in a rural community, one of the most devastating such cases for the endangered species….
Month: February 2021
Empleos – Jobs
Editorial, El Diario: Sources of employment for the working class The offer to create new sources of employment and employ numerous unemployed youth and women who join the country’s productive apparatus every year was one of the main points of the government programs of the political parties that participated in the national elections of the…
Chantaje y votos – Blackmail and votes
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Economic analysis President Luis Arce has decided to cross all barriers of ethics and now not only is he campaigning for the candidates of his party, but he has added a new element: blackmail. He carries around the warning that if voters prefer to vote for candidates from parties other than…
How an Indigenous People in Bolivia’s Amazon Survived COVID-19
Pulitzer Center: When the coronavirus arrived in the spring, Yuqui fisherman Salomon Quispe was frightened. His wife had tuberculosis a few years before and was still in poor health. At 52 years old, Salomon Quispe himself was no longer as young as he once was, and he, too, felt at risk. Quispe also worried that…
San Matias: en peligro – in peril
Editorial, El Deber: Mining operation in protected area Since the arrival of President Luis Arce Catacora, the Bolivian system of protected areas and forests has been suffering severe blows, due to the deinstitutionalization of the positions of the entities that have under their control this important natural wealth of the country. To this is added…
Un gobierno retrógrada – A retrograde government
El Diario: They regret the government’s decision regarding tourists from Israel and the US The tourism sector regrets the government’s decision to reestablish a visa for citizens of the United States and Israelis, a decision that will reduce tourism from those countries to Bolivia, the most affected regions will be La Paz, Rurrenabaque and Uyuni….
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