Juan Manuel Ijurko, El Deber: They rescue a porcupine with serious burns in El Torno It takes about 30 days for the wounds to heal. A biologist keeps the female porcupine under surveillance to feed her and monitor her recovery The fire that started in El Torno alarmed many families who saw the flames approaching…
Category: Bolivia
Volcanic soup – K’alapurka
Ryan Cashman, TastingTable: Volcanic Rocks Are The Key To This Traditional Bolivian Soup Many of us may be familiar with the European folktale of “Stone Soup.” According to William Rubel, in an essay written for Stone Soup Magazine, the origins of this folktale — in which a clever man outwits those around him who are…
Bad air quality | Mala calidad del aire
El Diario: Air quality is bad in the capital of Santa Cruz The general director of the Environment of the Santa Cruz Mayor’s Office, Ruddy Valverde, pointed out that the air quality in the capital city is bad, due to forest fires in nearby municipalities, so there is a risk that people will begin to…
Sloth mom meets her baby again and showers him with kisses | Mamá perezosa se reencuentra con su cría y lo llena de besos
El Deber, Los Tiempos: La perezosa con su cría. | The sloth with her baby. | EL DEBER The tender images of a sloth mother who is reunited with her baby have gone viral. A sharp howl from the little sloth is the call he makes to be rescued by his mother, who is seen…
Local narratives – Chaco – Narrativas locales
Jessica Peñaloza Cladera, Translated byTeodora C. Hasegan, Global Voices: Creating new, local narratives on climate change in the Bolivian Chaco Young Indigenous journalists propose more representative coverage on climate change The group of workshop participants in Charagua. Photo by Jessica Peñaloza for Rising Voices. When the Bolivian media covers climate change in the Gran Chaco…
National Parks: fire/fuego
Tanya Imaña, El Deber: They control 70% of the fire in Noel Kempff Park, but in Otuquis the fire continues The Government reported 13 active forest fires and 10 affected municipalities; 43% of the department is at extreme risk of fire occurrence. Firefighters and personnel from different organizations work to suffocate the flames The Government…
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