Ivan Paredes, El Deber: The Bolivian Amazon under attack: drug trafficking and illegal logging penetrate the area An investigation shows how gangs dedicated to the extraction of wood operate in the Amazon basin. Bolivia and Ecuador are the most affected by this crime. Behind them are the drug trafficking mafias that use the same routes….
Category: Cochabamba
Bolivia fighting for a census and in the Chapare? | Bolivia peleando por un censo y ¿en el Chapare?
Los Tiempos: They find a plane loaded with 270 packages of cocaine in Villa Tunari The Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the discovery of a small plane in the vicinity of the Senda Nueva union in the municipality of Villa Tunari, inside which there were 270 packages of cocaine arranged in nine jute bags, which were…
Wildlife shelter | Refugios para la vida salvaje
Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: The silent work in the shelters of Bolivia In these spaces they try to save endangered species and keep animals that are victims, away of the cruel hand of man They are the shelters where the hope of endangered animals is still alive. At the Agroflori refuge, in the city…
In peril – ARMADILLO – En peligro
Los Tiempos: After sale of armadillos, biologists call for more wildlife control After the discovery of eight dead armadillos, also known as “tatús”, at a fish stall in the Arco market, several biologists ask the authorities to reinforce controls on the sale of wild animals. The armadillos were seized yesterday during an operation to control…
TOROTORO
Melissa Revollo Pastor, Opinion: Torotoro wants to leave a mark on ecotourism in protected areas The access door and part of the Route of the Dinosaurs is Cochabamba. New projects are millionaires. In the 1990s, getting to Torotoro involved certain dangers along the way, because there was no bridge over the Caine River and whoever…
Yuqui women take power to care for forests and fight extinction | Las mujeres yuqui toman poder para cuidar bosques y combatir extinción
Opinion: HOME OF THEIR ANCESTORS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS Yuqui women take power to care for forests and fight extinction All the hierarchical positions of the indigenous nation, located in the Cochabamba Tropics, are occupied by women, who concentrate their efforts on obtaining drinking water, medical attention, economic aid and studies. On June 4, the modest…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 