Bolivian Thoughts opinion: evo’s government is loyal to the coca growers whose produce goes more than 90% to cocaine production. So, it is sadly understood his relentless pursuit for more land to grow this addictive and illegal drug. That is also why he pushes to continue in power, after wasting over $160 billion dollars, he…
Category: Beni
Heavy rainfall in Bolivia: Likely overflows of 14 rivers
El Diario reports: Orange alert Likely overflows of 14 rivers • The flood of rivers would occur in Beni, Cochabamba and La Paz The National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi) launched an orange-level hydrological alert for the rainfall of considerable magnitude that is occurring in the Mamoré basins, the upper basin of the Beni river….
Here are all the great things you need to do in Bolivia
Metro.co.uk reports: By Rachel Anderson, Rachel Anderson is a journalist travelling South America. She has previously worked for Sky News and Channel 4 News. Tuesday 12 Dec 2017 2:00 pm Does swimming with pink dolphins in the Amazon or dreamlike cloud forests plucked out of Jurassic Park sound like your thing? I’m pretty sure that…
Bolivian Government leaves Brazil-nut prices to the free market
Bolivian thoughts opinion: To begin with, in Bolivia we tend to use the words chestnut, brazilian nut and almonds as if they were synonyms, nothing could be more misleading. Bolivia is the largest producer of what is known as brazilian nuts. I believe that this populist government has finally understood what is the problem when…
Tsimané of Bolivia: Parents in a Remote Amazon Village Barely Talk to Their Babies—and the Kids Are Fine
Dana G. Smith writes for Scientific American: BEHAVIOR & SOCIETY Parents in a Remote Amazon Village Barely Talk to Their Babies—and the Kids Are Fine Ignoring a Western child-rearing practice does not seem to matter for the Tsimané of Bolivia In 1995 a landmark study (pdf) found that children whose families were on welfare heard…
Bolivian cocoa: ‘Stressed out’ cocoa trees could produce more flavorful chocolate
EurekAlert reports: ‘Stressed out’ cocoa trees could produce more flavorful chocolate AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Most people agree that chocolate tastes great, but is there a way to make it taste even better? Perhaps, according to scientists who looked at different conditions that can put a strain on cocoa trees. Reporting in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and…
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