When we arrived in LaPaz, I did not eat unless I could be positive there was no milk or flour in the food. It is amazing how frozen in fear I am about ordering food because of the nonstop worry of getting sick. A mom of 4 just has no time for constant health problems….
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Biking in Bolivia is fun!
Stephanie Rose writes about her experience: Tucked away in one of the highest elevated cities in the Andes Mountains, La Paz, Bolivia is a mecca for extreme sports gurus. Its scenic views attract runners and bikers from afar. Its high altitude and unpredictable weather create the toughest challenges for even the most elite…
Potosi and its 204 years of independence!
Pagina Siete reports about Potosi and I just included excerpts from it. I wanted to be known that yesterday was an important day in our independence: … Potosi is celebrating the 204 years of its uprising against the royal troops and … … War for Independence began on November 10, 1810. Emancipation movements that started…
Transportation and illegal logging increases the carbon footprint in Bolivia
Miguel Roca reports for El Deber: Transport and illegal logging increases the carbon footprint in Bolivia The vehicle fleet and the expansion of the agricultural frontier, among others, increase the emission of greenhouse gases that create the footprint carbono.Valeria Revilla, technical manager of Environmental Services Bolivia, reported that the per capita carbon footprint generated Bolivia…
Bolivia is not taking the right approach to protect Cerro Rico
Pagina Siete reports: PRESERVATION Sergeomin tasks began prospecting in the Cerro Rico The Geological Mining Service (Sergeomin) started from mid-October to draft mining geological prospecting in the southern extension of the Cerro Rico (hills Huakajchi Grande and Chico). The new areas will serve to relocate cooperatives. “Officially began the campaign of geophysical survey (IP and…
Bolivia’s Rare Bond Sale Proves a Warning to Yield Hunters
From Bloomberg BusinessWeek, although over a year old of being written, it holds fully: Bolivia’s Rare Bond Sale Proves a Warning to Yield Hunters By Nathan Gill and Veronica Navarro Espinosa January 24, 2013 Bolivia’s first international bond sale in almost a century is turning into a cautionary tale for fixed-income investors trying to bolster…
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