By Bolivia Tv, Eju.Tv: Impact of road blockades will be felt until July with reduced chicken meat supply, poultry farmers warn Cochabamba “received around 500,000 fewer baby chicks, when the department normally receives approximately 1.3 million baby chicks per week,” revealed the vice president of the Cochabamba Poultry Farmers Association (ADA), Iván Carreón. The road…
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Demonstrations in Five Bolivian Cities Demanded an End to the Road Blockades | Movilizaciones en cinco ciudades de Bolivia exigieron el fin de los bloqueos de carreteras
By EFE, Unitel: The marches took place in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, the central city of Cochabamba, as well as Trinidad, Oruro, and Sucre, with slogans against the blockades and “in defense of democracy” [Photo: APG] / A person holds the Bolivian flag during a march for democracy. Citizens from different sectors in…
Omereque’s Hidden Legacy | El legado oculto de Omereque
By Los Tiempos: Rock Paintings and Millennia-Old Vestiges: The Hidden Treasure of Omereque South of Cochabamba, in the town of Omereque, the majestic flight of the Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys), an endemic and endangered species, has become the region’s main tourist attraction. But it is not the only treasure this territory holds. Around the Mizque…
Clouded Tiger Cat Stuns Scientists | Gato tigre nublado sorprende a la ciencia
By Rocío Lloret – La Región, Erbol: MILESTONE FOR SCIENCE IN BOLIVIA Clouded tiger cat: Why scientists are amazed by the presence of this species in Cochabamba? Courtesy of Oliver Quinteros Muñoz. The night of February 8, 2025 marked a new milestone for science in Bolivia. Around 8:30 p.m., biologist Oliver Quinteros Muñoz, together with other…
Protecting the Narcos | Protegiendo a los Narcos
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….
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…
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