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…

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….

Alerta hidrológica – Hydrological alert

ABI, Los Tiempos: Senamhi issues hydrological alert notice with possible overflows of five basins The National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi) issued this Thursday the hydrological alert notice of orange priority until January 2 next with possible overflows of the Mamoré, Beni, Madre de Dios, Acre and Tahuamanu basins, in the Amazon region of the…

Cacao – Bolivia – Cocoa

Webinar Dec/11/2020 – El Diario: World market demands Bolivian Amazonian cocoa Bolivian cocoa is one of the agricultural products with the highest current demand in the national and international market, and its industrialization generates significant revenues worldwide of around 80 billion dollars annually. Bolivia is one of the few countries in the world that has…

Ola de calor – Heat wave

El Diario: According to Senamhi Heat wave in the eastern part of the country surpasses historical levels The localities most affected by high temperatures are located in the eastern Amazon and Chiquitania, Santa Cruz and Beni. In Cobija 37.8 degrees, surpassing the historical record of 36.6 reported in 2008 The heat wave that has overwhelmed…