By Carlos Corz, Vision 360: In Chapare, roadblocks set up to prevent transfer of seized drugs and detainees; Vice Minister Justiniano sees “protection for crime” Two police officers were injured. Drug-processing facilities were destroyed, and vehicles along with a considerable quantity of controlled substances were seized. One of the drug factories raided during Operation Chameleon….
Category: Cochabamba
Judith Gonzales: Kewiña Woman | Mujer de kewiña
By Nicole Laura, Erbol: Kewiña Woman: The Story of a Rural Leader Who Plants Forest and Dignity Judith Gonzales López, in the kewiña forest of Tunari Park. Photo: Eneida Zurita (Armonía) It was a July afternoon in 2008 and Judith Gonzales López, 19, was carefully cleaning her “bosses’” desk. The room was packed with books…
Storms Cut Bolivia’s Highways | Tormentas cortan las carreteras de Bolivia
By Unitel: Rains and landslides: Eight sections of the main highway network are impassable in the country In its report this Thursday, the Bolivian Highway Administration (ABC) detailed that eight sections of the main highway network are impassable, while in another five there are detours or lane restrictions [Photo: ABC] / The El Salto–Monteagudo section…
River Overflows Alert | Alerta por desbordes de ríos
By Milton Condori, Vision 360: Rains Orange alert issued for possible river overflows in five departments The alert covers the departments of La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Beni, and Tarija, where river levels are expected to rise. Hydrological alert for five departments. Photo: Senamhi The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) issued an orange…
River Guardian at Risk | Guardián del Río en Peligro 🌊🐬
By Carlos Lara, ANABolivia.org; Eju.tv: The Bolivian River Dolphin: A Freshwater Treasure Struggling to Survive This endemic cetacean mainly inhabits the basins of the Mamoré, Iténez, Tijamuchi rivers, and other Amazonian tributaries. Source: anabolivia.org La Paz, February 24 (ANA).– The Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis) is the country’s only endemic river dolphin. Unfortunately, it faces growing…
State Pushes Back in Carrasco Park | El Estado recupera el Parque Carrasco
By Ariel Melgar, El Deber: Sernap Enters the Heart of Carrasco Park and Halts Land Seizures Sernap carried out an operation in Carrasco Park | Photo: Courtesy The executive director of Sernap, Cecilia Miranda, described the intervention as an unprecedented event in at least 20 years An interinstitutional operation led by the National Service of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 