Mongabay: The protected area that isn’t: Bolivia’s Ñembi Guasu beset by fires, farms, roads by Rocío Lloret on 17 October 2022 | Translated by Sarah Engel This report is part of a journalistic collaboration between Mongabay Latam, La Región and Red Ambiental de Información. ROBORÉ, Bolivia—The Ñembi Guasu region is referred to as the “great refuge” by the Guaraní people of…
Month: October 2022
Bolivian Chaco: Kaa- Iya
Astrid Arellano, Mongabay: Virtual Expedition: a walk through Kaa-Iya, the master of the wilderness in Bolivia The biodiversity of Kaa-Iya is impressive. The routes within its enormous territory, made up of paths between the forest and the bodies of water, provide unique experiences to its visitors. When walking through the place, you never know what…
Wildlife shelter | Refugios para la vida salvaje
Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: The silent work in the shelters of Bolivia In these spaces they try to save endangered species and keep animals that are victims, away of the cruel hand of man They are the shelters where the hope of endangered animals is still alive. At the Agroflori refuge, in the city…
The last eight fish of Lake Poopó – Los últimos ocho pescados del lago Poopó
Jose Pablo Criales, Opinion: The second largest lake in Bolivia made headlines in 2015 because it completely dried up. A good rainy season has returned the water to their basins, but rising temperatures, mining pollution and the diversion of their rivers threaten the lives of their people forever. Brake! –Cristina Mamani suddenly shouts– Stop, we…
In peril – ARMADILLO – En peligro
Los Tiempos: After sale of armadillos, biologists call for more wildlife control After the discovery of eight dead armadillos, also known as “tatús”, at a fish stall in the Arco market, several biologists ask the authorities to reinforce controls on the sale of wild animals. The armadillos were seized yesterday during an operation to control…
Southern women who made history | Mujeres sureñas que hicieron historia
Evelyn Campos y Juan José Toro, El Potosi: Data on the origin of the Bolivian Women’s Day. Women were, are and will be half of humanity. Because of this truism, they appear in all periods of our history and Bolivia is no exception. From the earliest times, in our original cultures, women appear assuming leading…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 