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…
Category: Cochabamba
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…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 