Windsor Salas G., Los Tiempos: With more than 100,000 downloads in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, Tratik is the Bolivian shopping application most used by netizens in the country. According to the explanation provided by the head of Tratik’s commercial area, Paoly Orellana, this digital venture started like any other e-commerce or…
Category: Cochabamba
Floods and frosts affect 24,500 hectares of crops in four departments | Inundaciones y heladas afectan 24.500 hectáreas de cultivos en cuatro departamentos
ABI, El Deber: The national government promises support for the economic reactivation of the victims The floods in Santa Cruz and the frosts in Chuquisaca, Cochabamba and Tarija have so far affected 24,500 hectares of different agricultural crops. The Government promised to support the reactivation of the economy of producers hit by weather events. The…
Did you taste Guindol? – ¿Probaste Guindol?
Nicole Vargas, Opinion: Mario Bustamante, 40 years guarding the secret of the guindol The man from Colomi is one of the pioneers in the manufacture of this drink. His preparations crossed borders and reached the US, Italy and Brazil, among others. In a small dark room inside an adobe house, Mario Bustamante has his own…
Lands, hardship and chaos | Tierras, penuria y caos
Editorial, Los Tiempos: In addition to violating property rights, the encroachment on land threatens the food security of Bolivians and constitutes a pressure factor for chaotic urban growth, thus making impossible the planning and land use regulations established by law. In effect, these criminal actions perpetrated —often with violence— by organized groups have been more…
¿Existe una correlación entre el narcotráfico y el avasallamiento? – Is there a correlation between narcotrafficking and encroachment?
El vínculo entre el avance de la frontera agrícola y el narcotráfico en Bolivia existe, especialmente en regiones donde se cultiva la coca para la producción de cocaína. El cultivo de coca conduce a la deforestación de áreas boscosas y la ocupación de tierras protegidas. Los narcotraficantes establecen plantaciones clandestinas de coca en áreas remotas,…
Guardians who fight to preserve the lives of frogs from Cochabamba – Guardianes que luchan por preservar la vida de las ranas desde Cochabamba
Brenda Molina, Opinion: There are 18 professionals and volunteers who dedicate their time to caring for and researching the characteristics, habits, and protection of these amphibians, many of which are in danger due to pollution, climate change, and urban sprawl. There are also threatening diseases. Caring for and investigating frogs can be quite a complicated…
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