Ilona Amos reports for Scots charity helps Bolivian community get more out of cacao EVERYONE loves chocolate. Now a Scottish charity is helping indigenous communities in the Amazon jungle take advantage of the world’s favourite guilty pleasure to safeguard their future and protect the local environment. The cacao that grows wild in Bolivia’s rainforests has…
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Mary Drake: “There are 1,068 Bolivians studying in the US”
Beatriz Avalos reports for El Deber: Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Bolivia Mary Drake: “There are 1,068 Bolivians studying in the US” The United States has one of the most advanced educational systems in the world. In the past year, the US Embassy in Bolivia issued 800 visas for students. On…
Value of Bolivian mineral exports, including zinc, copper, gold, sags 10% to $1.2 bil Jan-Aug
Reports Value of Bolivian mineral exports, including zinc, copper, gold, sags 10% to $1.2 bil Jan-Aug Lima (Platts)–6 Oct 2015 408 am EDT/808 GMT Bolivia’s minerals exports dropped 10.4% to $1.2 billion in January-August from a year earlier due to declining metals prices and a month-long protest in the mining region of Potosi,…
Persist arbitrary use of Silala water in Chile
El Diario reports: While drought affects regions of the country Persist arbitrary use of Silala water in Chile • Authorities say there is a historical debt. The spring water passing to Chile is an average of 180 liters per second, water that this country consumes for more than 100 years, free. International law expert Iver…
Guaraní people turn to the law to fight latest battle with Bolivian authorities
Toby Stirling Hill reports for The Guardian: The history of Bolivia’s Guaraní, an indigenous people living in the country’s southern lowlands, is one of struggle in defence of their territory. In 1892, an uprising against local landowners ended with the massacre of more than 2,000 Guaraní. A century later, Guaraní activists confronted oil companies seeking…
A 3D printer takes shape in Public University of El Alto by the mind and will of Roberto Mayta
Gabriel Diez reports for Pagina Siete: Roberto Mayta, a student aged 24, is the creator of the project A 3D printer takes shape in Public University of El Alto The promoter said that one of his goals is to print parts requiring his fellow students for their work in the area of robotics. Aiming to…
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