A good Editorial from El Diario: Flood of cocaine in the eastern region The many discoveries of cocaine factories and traffickers of that dangerous drug in various parts of the East, has shown that the country was not only invaded and inundated by water during the last rainy season, but is now practically flooded with…
Category: Beni
Bolivia Tourism 101: River Dolphins!
Few people realize that there are river dolphins and Bolivia has them! Come and visit. This news from the Guardian.com has come to my attention by La Ruta del Bufeo, as we are FB friends: Spotting river dolphins in Bolivia by Ed Stocker The bufeo (river dolphin) is a creature of myth, but you’re pretty much…
Beni’s flooding HAS a guilty party in Brazil
An Editorial from El Diario: Dams in Brazil and serious damage to Beni The problems that have caused the waters of the Brazilian dams to Beni and other sites in eastern Bolivia, are large; Beni governor would have made the resulting claims , but in any case, is the national government that should do because…
Bolivia needs to enforce the law against loggers! Our environment is in great peril!
Marcelo Rivero writes in El Deber: The law with all its rigor against loggers Logging at Amboró Park continues, albeit surreptitiously legal prohibitions, which are circumvented and comes into play because the unfortunate corruption to operate the ‘pirates’ timber, which find ways to escape the vigilance of the few and poorly equipped rangers, consummating their…
Anticarcinogens in the Bolivian achachairú are identified!
Reports EFE from Rio de Janeiro for El Deber: WAS DONE BY BRAZILIAN RESEARCHERS Anticarcinogens in the Bolivian achachairú are identified The most effective compounds are in the branches. Laboratory tests showed that are capable of inhibiting the growth of tumor cells of kidney, prostate and breast cancer. The achachairú, a fruit tree of Bolivian…
Beni disaster: Unsung heroes are grains of sand that imposed over the disaster
Rolando Aparicio reports for El Deber: STORIES OF LOVE AND VALUE Unsung heroes are grains of sand that imposed over the disaster Solidarity, love and empathy. The tragedy of Beni, leaves tragic images of crude suffering. In this area, they were strangers, walking neighbors, professionals and volunteers who managed to sow the best of human…
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